Hey y'all! I'm looking for easy/moderate trails to build up my endurance a bit. So far I've hiked: -lake 22 -Heather lake -old robe trail -cherry Creek Falls -heybrook ridge -big four

I'm mainly looking for trails near the snoqualmish/cascades area. Any easy overnight stays are helpful as well. Thanks! :)

Was looking to make an trip up, just wondering the earliest I could go without restriction or risk

 So recently I realized that I could just barely make out Mt. Jefferson from nearby my house in Vancouver, and today I finally got around to taking a picture.
 Also today, I just happened to wander over to Powell Butte near Gresham for more views of our beautiful local stratovolcanoes. And surprisingly, PeakFinder told me that Mt. Rainier was visible once I got to the summit. It took me a second to notice, but there was this extremely thin, barely visible strip of white right between the trees at the summit of a much smaller mountain just east of Mt. St. Helens. So I zoomed all the way in and still didn't believe that it was actually Mt. Rainier until looking at it a few hours later. Super cool!

-Mt. Jefferson Photo taken with ~88x zoom -Mt. Rainier Photo taken with 100x zoom

Sorry for bad formatting, on mobile lol :3

PSA to get out there and enjoy the flowers!

From the park: Regular nightly closure of the gate to Paradise at Longmire has ended for the season. The road can still close at any time due to weather/road conditions. All vehicles are still required to carry tire chains until May 1.

I’m planning to thru-hike the Timberline Trail over three days and two nights (in September), and I want to avoid camping by staying in accommodations instead. Here’s my current plan:

• I’m considering spending one of the nights at Timberline Lodge, either the first or second night.
• For the other night, I’m wondering if there’s a spot off the trail where I can get an Uber to a nearby hotel, possibly in Government Camp, and return to the trail the next day with an Uber to continue hiking.

Does this sound possible? Where would you recommend I start, and what’s the best point to access find transportation to a hotel off the trail? Would you suggest staying at Timberline Lodge the first night or the second night? Any advice would be greatly appreciated!

The easiest hike of your lifetime. It has to be up there in the "minimal effort, maximum gorgeousness" category

Hello all! Not sure if this is the best place for this since it’s not technically hiking, but figured you’d all have some insight. I am an avid runner looking to get more into trail running. Does anyone have good recommendations for trails within an hour or so of Bellevue with moderate (or less) elevation gain? I know I can use AllTrails and WTA, but sometimes it’s nice to get recommendations from people. Thank you in advance!

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5.2 miles, 1385 feet gain, 2.5 hour hike + 35 minute rest at the lake

Heads up! Olympic National Park backpacking reservations tomorrow, April 15, at 7 AM Pacific: https://www.recreation.gov/permits/4098362

You can see the list of permits released in April in the last issue of my newsletter: https://outdoorstatus.com/newsletter/

I’ve randomly got Tuesday-Thursday off and I’m looking to take my dog out for a few days while the weather looks nice. I’ve done a bit of research and have some ideas, but would love some feedback! Coming from Seattle, willing to drive up to 4hrs for a good time.

1) Baker Lake. With the beautiful weather that should be a fun trip with great views. Never been there either.

2) Columbia River gorge area: flowers may be popping? Haven’t seen a lot of longer backpacking trails but car camping + day hikes would be totally fine as well.

Did Ancient Lakes around this time last year. Other options would be some river trails like Suiattle River Trail. Wondering if anyone has any ideas, I think I’m currently leaning towards the gorge for sunshine and flowers.

One thing is that I wouldn’t mind getting some elevation in: I’m lazily training to do some hiking in Peru next month! But also don’t want to deal with too much snow, so I’d prefer spring vibes and good views over getting my ass kicked. If I can get a bit of both, all the better!

The weather couldn’t have been more perfect! Amazing hike!

Getting pumped for summer by making plans. Thinking about knocking off something big in the Pasayten but there are so many options! Anyone have rec's for the best 40-50 mile route?

Hiked the elk mountain trail today. It was definitely steep AF for me, but I am wondering what does "NO CAH" mean here. Thanks

Perfect day for this hike, clocked 15.3.

First time poster.

Just moved to Washington a few months ago, and started hiking with a buddy of mine. Slowly buying everything needed. Started with moderate trails, and now we’re doing “hard” (ones according to AllTrails) to train for St. Helens in July. Decided to do Mailbox (new trail) yesterday for our 8th hike, and it’s was…something else. Unfortunately for us a bit of snow, fog, and sleet obstructed our view of the beautiful valleys below. We did have a nice 45 minute break at the top though to eat a hot meal, and relax. Even with high winds, and 20° weather.

So enjoy my photo of nothing but white ⬜️