Best hikes in Norse Peak Wilderness
Ambleway maps 25 hikes in Norse Peak Wilderness, from a 1.9-mile walk to a 15-mile day out. 24 of them score as wild, staying clear of roads and development for most of the route; the wildest is Martinson Gap & Scout Pass via Pacific Crest Trail. The biggest climb is FS 1920-828–FS 1920-830, 3 sights, gaining 5,978 ft, and the network tops out at 6,846 ft.
- Pacific Crest Trail 1.9 mi · ▲ 54 ft
- Raven Roost Trail 2.9 mi · ▲ 663 ft
- Mutton Mountain via Noble Knob Trail 3.1 mi · ▲ 473 ft
- Rainier View Trail 3.2 mi · ▲ 622 ft
- North Fork Union Creek Falls & Union Creek Trail 3.5 mi · ▲ 716 ft
- Noble Knob Trail 5.3 mi · ▲ 1,366 ft
- Middle Fork Trail 5.9 mi · ▲ 2,071 ft
- Scout Pass–Bullion Basin Trail, 4 sights 8.4 mi · ▲ 2,984 ft
- Lost Lake & Dalles Ridge Trail via Ranger Creek Trail 8.6 mi · ▲ 2,319 ft
- Basin Lake–Scout Pass, 3 saddles 8.8 mi · ▲ 2,899 ft
- Norse Peak–Pickhandle Gap Loop, 7 sights 10.5 mi · ▲ 3,042 ft
- Naches Pass 11.6 mi · ▲ 2,177 ft
- Dalles Ridge Trail & Forest Road 7222-510 via Ranger Creek Trail 11.6 mi · ▲ 2,371 ft
- Sheepherder Lake & Cougar Valley Trail 12.4 mi · ▲ 2,497 ft
- Ranger Creek Viewpoint–Dalles Ridge Trail Loop, 4 sights 12.5 mi · ▲ 3,453 ft
- Martinson Gap & Scout Pass via Pacific Crest Trail 12.6 mi · ▲ 2,761 ft
- Hidden Lake–Raven Roost Trail, 3 sights 13.4 mi · ▲ 4,138 ft
- Noble Knob Viewpoint–Dalles Ridge Trail Loop, 4 sights 13.6 mi · ▲ 3,558 ft
- Goat Lake–Pickhandle Gap, 7 sights 13.9 mi · ▲ 4,111 ft
- Noble Knob–Dalles Ridge Trail Loop, 4 sights 14.2 mi · ▲ 3,880 ft
- Crow Lake Way Trail & Pleasant Valley Loop 14.4 mi · ▲ 3,834 ft
- Pickhandle Gap–Scout Pass, 3 saddles 14.5 mi · ▲ 4,182 ft
- George Lake–Dalles Ridge Trail Loop, 4 sights 14.6 mi · ▲ 4,011 ft
- FS 1920-828–FS 1920-830, 3 sights 14.9 mi · ▲ 5,978 ft
- Union Creek Falls–Pleasant Valley Loop, 3 sights 6.5 mi · ▲ 233 ft