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An easy to read map showing family-friendly hikes and sights along U.S. Highway 2 in Washington state's North Cascades.

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Experience the North Cascades: Highway 2 Hikes and Sights

Find this map online:www.experiencewilderness.org

June 1, 2012

Take our survey and wina North Cascades Hiking Guide! Visit:

www.experiencewilderness.org/mapsurveyor scan the code below

Page 2: Experience the North Cascades: Highway 2 Hikes and Sights

Highway 2 Featured Hikes & Sights Resources

Wallace Falls & Lake Trail• ExperiencethepopularandstunningWallaceFallsonthis2.5-

miletrail(one-way).ContinuepastthefallsforalongerhiketoquietWallaceLake.

• InthetownofGoldBar,followthesignstwomilesnortheasttoWallaceFallsStatePark.Thetrailleavesfromthelimitedparkingarea.DiscoverPassrequired.

Cascade Loop Scenic Highwaywww.cascadeloop.com,(509)662-3888CascadeLoopScenicHighwayprovidesvisitorinformationforcom-munitiesalongthe440-mileCascadeLoopScenicHighway.ContacttheChambersofCommerceinSkyValley(360)793-0983andLeavenworth(509)548-5807formorelocaltouristinformation.

REI Guidepostwww.rei.com/guidepostREIisanationaloutdoorretailco-opdedicatedtoinspiring,educating,andoutfittingitsmembersandthecommunityforalifetimeofoutdooradventureandstewardship.TheREIGuidepostprovidesdetailedinfor-mationandaninteractivemapofrecreationalactivitiesforareassuchastheNorthCascades.

The Wilderness Societywww.experiencewilderness.org,(206)624-6430TheWildernessSociety(TWS)aimstoprotectandenhancethewildlandsandwatersoftheNorthCascadesandinspirecommunitiestocareforourpubliclands.TWSworkswithavarietyofpartnerstoprotectwildlandsandwaters,expandrecreationalopportunities,andstewardournaturalresources.

Washington Trails Associationwww.wta.org,(206)625-1367WashingtonTrailsAssociation’s(WTA)missionistopreserve,enhance,andpromotehikingopportunitiesthroughcollaboration,education,advocacy,andvolunteertrailmaintenance.VisitWTA’swebsitetoaccessawealthofhikingresourcesandlearnaboutvolunteeropportunities.

Heybrook Lookout• Takethis1.3-mile(one-way)steep,forestedtrailtoHeybrook

Lookout,a67-foot-tallrestoredfirelookouttowerthatprovidesscenicviewsoftheSkykomishValley,MountBaring,andMountIndex.

• ThetrailheadislocatednorthofHighway2nearmilepost37,justeastofthe“EnteringMt.Baker-SnoqualmieNationalForest”sign.

Barclay Lake Trail• Travelagentleandeasy2.2-miletrail(one-way)througholdand

newforesttoBarclayLake.ThelakeisnestledbetweenimposingMerchantPeakandBaringMountainandsitsattheedgeoftheWildSkyWilderness.

• InthetownofBaringnearmilepost41,turnnorthfromHighway2ontoForestRoad6024andcontinue4.5milestothetrailhead.NorthwestForestPassrequired.

Beckler Peak Trail • Explorethenewlybuilt3.6-miletrail(one-way)toBecklerPeak

throughnewandold-growthforesttospectacularviewsofthepeaksandvalleysofWildSky,AlpineLakes,andHenryJacksonWildernessAreas.

• Nearmilepost54,turnnorthontoForestRoad6066;followtheroadfor6.7milestothetrailhead.

Deception Creek Trail• Exploremagnificentold-growthforestsoftheAlpineLakes

WildernessalongthisquiettrailandcrosstumblingDeceptionCreekonabeautifulfootbridge.Foralongerhike,continuebeyondDeceptionCreektoSawyerCreekandTongaRidge.

• Nearmilepost58,turnsouthontoForestRoad6088;theturnoffis0.25mileeastoftheDeceptionFallsPicnicArea.FollowForestRoad6088for0.4miletoitsendatthetrailhead.

Iron Goat Trail• TakeinmountainviewsandlearnaboutthehistoryoftheGreat

NorthernRailroadalongthishistoricrailline,nowanine-miletrailwithmultipletrailheads.

• ToaccesstheMartinCreekTrailhead,turnnorthontheOldCascadeHighway(ForestRoad67)nearmilepost55andproceed2.3milestothejunctionwithForestRoad6710,thenturnleftontoForestRoad6710andproceed1.4miles.

• ToaccesstheScenictrailhead,turnnorthnearmilepost58toaccesstheparkingareawhichalsoservesasaninterpretivesitewitharealcaboose.

• ToaccesstheWellingtontrailhead,turnnorthabout0.25milewestofthesummitofStevensPassontotheOldCascadeHighway,proceedthreemilesthenturnrightontoForestRoad050.

• Restroomsavailableatalltrailheads.NorthwestForestPassrequiredattheMartinCreekandWellingtontrailheads.

Bygone Byways Trail• Stretchyourlegsonthisone-milelooptrailandlearnaboutthe

historyofrailandroadtransportationonStevensPass.ListenfornoisyNasonCreekbelow.

• Goingwestbound,turnnorthintotheparkingareanearmilepost68;thetrailisnoteasilyaccessiblegoingeastboundonHighway2.Noparkingpassisrequired.Wheelchairaccessible.

Chiwaukum Creek• HikealongchatteringChiwaukumCreekthroughcedar,

cottonwood,andponderosapinegrovesintotheAlpineLakesWilderness.At2.5miles,acreeksidecampsiteprovidesagoodrestingstopandturnaroundpoint.

• Betweenmileposts88and89,turnsouthontoChiwaukumCreekRoadfor0.2milestothetrailhead.Restroomavailable.NorthwestForestPassrequired.

Penstock Trail (also known as Tumwater Pipeline)• Explorethis1.2-milehistoricpipelinetrailinscenicTumwater

CanyonalongtheWenatcheeRiver.Asteelbridge,bigboulders,andnicesandybeachesarepopularfeaturesalongtheway.Theswiftrivercurrentmakesthisareaunsafeforswimming.

• Betweenmileposts97and98,turnontoashortroadleadingtotheriver’sedge.Restroomavailable.

Okanogan-Wenatchee National Forestwww.fs.usda.gov/okawen,(509)548-2550(WenatcheeRiverRangerDistrict)TheOkanogan-WenatcheeNationalForeststretchesnorthtosouthfromtheCanadianbordertothebaseofMt.Rainier,andeastoftheCascadeCresttotheOkanoganhighlands.TheWenatcheeRiverRangerDistrictservestheeastsideofHighway2;therangerstationislocatedinthetownofLeavenworth.

Mount Baker-Snoqualmie National Forestwww.fs.usda.gov/mbs,(360)677-2414(SkykomishRangerDistrict)TheMountBaker-SnoqualmieNationalForestisoneofthemostvisitedforestsinthecountry,locatedeastofSeattle,WashingtononthewestsideoftheCascadesbetweentheCanadianborderandMt.RainierNationalPark.TheSkykomishRangerDistrictservesthewestsideofHighway2;therangerstationislocatedinthetownofSkykomish.

Map and Permit InformationThismapisintendedtohelpyouaccesseasier,rewardinghikesintheNorthCascades.GreenTrailsMapsarerecommendedfornavigationalpurposesonhikingtrails.YoucanpurchaseGreenTrailsMapsonlineatwww.greentrails.comoratalocalvendor.Manyrecreationdestinationsrequireapass:

Discover Pass:$35annual,$11.50daily.RequiredatWashingtonstate-managedrecreationlands.Availableatwww.discoverpass.wa.gov,inpersonfromanyhuntingorfishinglicensevendor,andbyphone:(866)320-9933.

National Forest Recreation Day Pass:$5.RequiredatallForestServicedayuseorentrancefeesitesinWashingtonorOregon.AvailableatNationalForestofficesandvisitorcenters,viaprivatevendors,orwww.discovernw.org.

Northwest Forest Pass:$30.AnnualpasshonoredatallForestServicedayuseorentrancefeesitesinWashingtonorOregon.AvailableatNationalForestofficesandvisitorcenters,viaprivatevendorsorwww.discovernw.org.

Interagency Annual Pass:$80.Annualpasshonoredatallfederalrecreationsiteschargingdayuseorentrancefees.AvailableatNationalForestofficesorwww.discovernw.org.

Interagency Senior Pass:$10.Lifetimepassforthose62andolderhonoredatallfederalrecreationsiteschargingdayuseorentrancefees.Passesissuedinperson;availableatNationalForestoffices.

Interagency Military Pass, Interagency Access Pass:Free.Passesforactivedutymilitaryandtheirdependentsaswellasindividualswithapermanentdisabilityhonoredatallfederalsiteschargingdayuseorentrancefees.Passesissuedinperson;availableatNationalForestoffices.

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Photo: North Cascades National Park

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