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Chewuch River Trail
North Cascades
updated 1 month ago
The Chewuch River Trail is currently in good condition, with excellent fall colors reported as of October 3. Most of the trail system is snow-free and generally passable, though sections of the Windy Peak Trail have some brush and windfall. Water access is generally good, with limitations noted between Teapot Dome and Scheelite Pass. The road to the Thirtymile trailhead is suitable for all vehicles. There are no significant bug issues reported as of October 3.
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The road to the Thirtymile trailhead is suitable for all vehicles as of October 3. There were no other road condition reports for this timeframe.
The trails were generally in pretty good shape as of October 3. Some brush and windfall were noted on the Windy Peak Trail down to the Boundary at Sunny Pass, but the Chewuch River Trail from the Tungsten junction to Thirtymile TH was very good.
Generally good water access is available every couple of miles, with limitations noted between Teapot Dome and just past Scheelite Pass as of October 3.
As of August 6, the West Chewuch Road #51 was closed between the Andrews Creek Trailhead and the Thirtymile Trailhead, and the Chewuch River Trail #510 was closed from the Thirtymile Trailhead to the junction with Lesamiz Trail #565 due to the Sinlahekin fire.
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Older1 month ago
North Cascades > Pasayten
Me and a buddy fastpacked (so some running) from the Thirtymile trailhead, up the Chewuch, Cathedral Driveway, and Windy Creek trails to Windy Peak. Then down the Windy Peak trail to Horseshoe Meadow ...
Older3 months ago
North Cascades > Pasayten
This is an early report on additional trail/road closures in the Methow Valley Ranger District due to the Sinlahekin fire. The following are closed:West Chewuch Road #51: Closed between the Andrews C...
North Cascades > Pasayten
Hi We're the Mountain Goats, Terrence and Nathan and over the last two days I (Terrence), climbed Remmel Mountain in the Pasayten Wilderness.Day 1: Remmel Mountain in WA is the 14th-most-prominent pea...
Older4 months ago
North Cascades > Pasayten
TL;DR: Beautiful flowers, good trail conditions overall, annoying bugs, but weather will affect your experience greatly. Be warned about hiking with dogs - be prepared to pack them out - trails may sh...
Older4 months ago
North Cascades > Pasayten
My partner and I planned a 9-day hitch through the Pasayten entering at the Thirtymile TH and exiting via Andrews Creek TH. This area had been on our radar to visit for a while now and conditions alig...
Older4 months ago
North Cascades > Pasayten
Did a 3-night backpacking trip June 19-22. Started at Thirtymile Trailhead—road was great, any car should be fine. Maybe 5 vehicles when I got there around 12:30 on Friday, still plenty of room. Trail...
Older5 months ago
North Cascades > Pasayten
Hiked the Chewuch / Cathedral / Tungsten loop on Wednesday via the Cathedral Driveway TH. Road is great, Driveway trail is great, Boundary trail is great, Tungsten Trail is great, first few miles of C...
Older5 months ago
North Cascades > Pasayten
A cool 60° today and we went back to the Chewuch River Trail #510, where we hiked in June 2024 on a rather hot day. The bird song and the wildflowers were out in force.I couldn’t get pictures of the b...
Older6 months ago
North Cascades > Pasayten
Compared with my recent War Creek hike, this was a very nice long hike (from the Thirtymile Trailhead to the Horseshoe Creek camps at 8.4 miles). The first minor "vehicle" obstacle was Kay Creek, abou...
Older14 months ago
North Cascades > Pasayten
The primary goal for this trip was data collection for Hiking Guide descriptions of the Basin Creek and Windy Creek trails. Rather than do each separately this was done as a 15.9 mile loop starting up...