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Wenatchee River Ranger District, Trails
Wenatchee River RD Conditions Home | Roads | Campgrounds
| Mission Creek / Devils Gulch Area | ||
| Devils Spur #1203 |
Trail has been cleared | |
| Devils Gulch #1220 |
Trail has been cleared |
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| Mission Ridge #1201 |
Trail has been cleared | |
| Sand Creek | ||
| Red Devil #1221 |
Trail has been cleared |
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| Red Hill #1223 |
Trail has been cleared |
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| Red Hill Spur #1223.1 |
Trail has been cleared | |
| Highway 97 / Blewett Pass Area | ||
| Tronsen Ridge #1204 |
Trail condition unknown at this time |
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| Tronsen Meadow #1205 |
Trail condition unknown at this time |
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| Ingalls Creek #1215 |
Trail condition unknown at this time |
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| Fourth Creek #1218 |
Trail condition unknown at this time | |
| Lake Wenatchee Area | ||
| Dirty Face #1500 |
Trail condition unknown at this time | |
| Hidden Lake #1510 |
Trail condition unknown at this time | |
| Round Mountain #1529 |
Trail condition unknown at this time |
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| Nason Ridge #1583 |
Trail condition unknown at this time | |
| Little Wenatchee River Area | ||
| Cady Creek #1501 |
Trail condition unknown at this time |
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| Cady Ridge #1532 |
Trail condition unknown at this time |
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| Top Lake #1506 |
Trail condition unknown at this time |
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| Poe Mountain #1520 |
Trail condition unknown at this time | |
| Lake Minotaur #1517 |
Trail condition unknown at this time | |
| Little Wenatchee #1525 |
Trail condition unknown at this time | |
| Heather Lake #1526 |
Trail condition unknown at this time |
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| Little Wenatchee Ridge #1543 |
Trail condition unknown at this time | |
| Irving Pass #1545 |
Trail condition unknown at this time | |
| White River Area | ||
| Indian Creek #1502 |
Trail condition unknown at this time |
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| Twin Lakes #1503 |
Trail condition unknown at this time | |
| White River #1507 |
Trail condition unknown at this time Trail not maintained / impassable beyond Boulder Pass Junction. Access to the Pacific Crest Trail is possible via the Indian Creek Trail #1502. |
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| Mount David #1521 |
Trail condition unknown at this time | |
| Boulder Creek / Pass #1562 |
Trail condition unknown at this time |
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| Chiwawa River Area | ||
| Carne Mountain #1508 |
Trail condition unknown at this time | |
| Rock Creek #1509 |
Trail condition unknown at this time Trail not recommened for stock |
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| Rock Creek Tie #1538 |
Trail condition unknown at this time |
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#1511 |
Trail condition unknown at this time Stock travel: NO turn around at trailhead If camping please use previously impacted sites and do NOT camp on vegetation in the fragile meadows.
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| Buck Creek #1513 |
Trail condition unknown at this time BRIDGE IS STILL OUT. HORSE FORD POOR CONDTION BUT CLEAR. |
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| Basalt Ridge #1515 |
Trail condition unknown at this time |
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| Little Giant #1518 |
Trail condition unknown at this time |
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| Schaefer Lake #1519 |
Trail condition unknown at this time |
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| Alder Ridge ORV #1523 |
Trail condition unknown at this time Seasonal closure, closed to mountain bikes, stock and motorcycles until posted |
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| Minnow Ridge ORV #1524 |
Trail condition unknown at this time | |
| Estes Butte #1527 |
Trail condition unknown at this time |
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| Basalt Pass #1530 |
Trail condition unknown at this time |
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| Chikamin Creek ORV #1534 |
Trail condition unknown at this time |
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| Minnow Creek #1539 |
Trail condition unknown at this time |
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| Lower Chiwawa ORV #1548 |
Trail condition unknown at this time |
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| Chikamin Tie ORV #1561 |
Seasonal closure, closed to mountain bikes, stock and motorcycles until posted |
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| Highway 2 / Stevens Pass / Smithbrook Area | ||
| Snowy Creek #1531 |
Trail condition unknown at this time | |
| Chiwaukum Creek #1571 |
Trail condition unknown at this time |
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| Index Creek #1572 |
Trail condition unknown at this time | |
| Painter Creek #1575 |
Has not been maintained in years, almost nonexistent trail. Not recomended for travel. If you are bold enough to try it, map and compass is a must! | |
| Badlands #1576 |
Trail condition unknown at this time | |
| Hatchery Creek #1577 |
Trail condition unknown at this time |
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| Whitepine Creek #1582 |
Trail condition unknown at this time |
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| Lake Ethel #1585 |
CLOSED 1.7 miles from trailhead. No Public access via the trail through private land. Forest Service Road 6930 is still accessible to foot traffic, bicycles and motorcycles. | |
| Rock Mountain #1587 |
Trail condition unknown at this time | |
| Merritt Lake #1588 |
Trail condition unknown at this time |
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| Lanham Lake #1589 |
Trail condition unknown at this time |
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| Smithbrook #1590 |
Trail condition unknown at this time | |
| No. Fork Chiwaukum Cr. #1591 |
Trail condition unknown at this time | |
| Wildhorse Creek #1592 |
Trail condition unknown at this time |
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| Pacific Crest Trail (PCT) North from Stevens Pass #2000 |
Trail condition unknown at this time | |
| Pacific Crest Trail (PCT) South from Stevens Pass #2000 |
Trail condition unknown at this time |
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| Icicle Creek / Enchantments Area | ||
| Icicle Creek #1551 |
WARNING: The bridge over French Creek 1.5 miles up Icicle Creek Trail #1551 is broken. The creek must be forded to access French Creek Trail #1595. Also, the bridge over Icicle Creek at 5 mile point is broken and not usable and the creek must be forded. It is not known when the bridges will be replaced. See Photos of Bridge |
2/12/24 |
| Eightmile Lake #1552 |
Snow free and clear to the lake |
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| Snow Creek / Snow Lakes #1553 |
Winter conditions, especially at higher elevations; Consistent snow begins at least 5 miles from the trailhead. Be prepared for winter travel. Multiple Bear sightings have been reported in the Nada Lake and Snow Lake areas. If camping in the area, be Bear-Wise and practice proper food storage. |
5/15/24 |
| Eightmile-Trout Creek #1554 |
Winter conditions, especially at higher elevations
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| Trout Creek #1555 |
Trail condition unknown at this time | |
| Jack Creek #1558 |
Trail condition unknown at this time |
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| Blackjack Ridge #1565 |
Trail condition unknown at this time | |
| Icicle Ridge #1570 |
Trail condition unknown at this time |
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| Fourth of July Creek #1579 |
Snow free and clear to jct with Icicle Ridge | |
| Chain Lakes #1569 |
Trail condition unknown at this time | |
| Chatter Creek #1580 |
Trail condition unknown at this time | |
| French Creek #1595 |
WARNING: The bridge over French Creek 1.5 miles up Icicle Creek Trail #1551 is broken due to damage from heavy winter snowpack and is unsafe to cross. There is no way to ford the creek due to high water. No access to French Creek Trail #1595 or beyond bridge on Icicle Creek Trail. It is not known when bridge will be replaced. See Photos of Bridge |
2/12/24 |
| Icicle Gorge #1596 |
Snow free and cleared |
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| Stuart Lake #1599 |
Snow free and clear to the lake | |
| Colchuck Lake #1599A |
Snow free and clear to the lake |
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Aasgard Pass |
Winter Conditions. Aasgard Pass WARNING! It is recomended to stay climbers left of the tree island to avoid the waterfall area and potentially more rockslides off Dragontail Peak. There are large cairns to guide hikers on Aasgard to avoid the waterfall hole. |
5/15/24 |
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Core Enchantments |
Winter conditions |
6/11/24 |
Approximately 50% of the parking spaces are allocated for Overnight Permit holders only. If you DO NOT have the Enchantment Overnight Permit Parking Pass, YOU CANNOT park in these signed spaces. Tickets with fines will be issued for vehicles violating the Overnight Parking area or parking along the road.
These trailheads, which access the Enchantments area of the Alpine Lakes Wilderness, routinely experience intense demand through the summer months and early autumn. As visitor use has increased dramatically over the past decade, parking and related safety and resource issues have also been compounded. On several days of the week during this time of the year, especially the weekends, parking can extend on both sides of this one-lane road from Stuart Lake to Eightmile Lake trailhead and beyond. This creates public safety issues and concerns along this one-lane road as it relates to the ingress/egress for emergency vehicles, to user conflicts between motorized vehicles accessing the trailheads and pedestrians walking the road to and from the trailhead. As is, parking for emergency response vehicles and Search and Rescue volunteers is severely affected by the overly congested parking at the trailheads. PARKING IS ALLOWED ON THE RIGHT SIDE OF THE ROAD ONLY!
These trailheads and parking areas have been documented to be well beyond their capacity, causing repeated natural resource and sanitation issues as well. This has created a public health concern at the 2 toilet facilities, one at each trailhead. As they are over capacity they are often lacking sanitary supplies, which has resulted in sanitation issues and public health concerns in the forest area adjacent to the trailheads (litter and human waste).
Average Spring trail openings/meltout
Late March to Mid April--- Icicle Ridge, Penstock, Leavenworth town trails (Blackbird Island, Ski Hill loop trails, Fish Hatchery trails, Wenatchee Foothill trails)
Mid April to Mid May -- Snow Creek, Fourth of July, Freund Canyon, Devil's Gulch, Ingalls Creek, Lake Stuart, Icicle Creek, Hatchery Creek, Eightmile Lake, Chatter Creek, Jack Creek. Hidden Lake, Twin Lakes, White Pine, Lower Chiwawa, Nason Ridge, Rock Mtn, Dirty Face.
Mid May or later -- Lake Ethel, Tronsen Ridge, Upper Devil's Gulch, Upper Mission Ridge, Little Wenatchee TH, Minotaur lake, Top Lake, Merritt Lake, Heather Lake, Shaeffer Lake, Rock Creek, White River/Indian Creek, Upper Chiwawa River TH's, Round Mtn, Irving Pass
Current Weather Forecast for Leavenworth
Trail condition reports are gathered from Forest Service trail employees and wilderness rangers, USFS trail contractors, and public reports.
WTA.ORG , NWHIKERS.NET , AllTrails.com and WenatcheeOutdoors.org are also excellent sources for trail conditions and ideas for hikes and backpacking trips.
