Wildest hikes
The highest Ambleway Wildness scores in the catalog: the routes that stay farthest from roads, industry, and development.
These are the 25 wildest hikes Ambleway has measured, from 99% wild at the top of the board to 98% wild at the bottom. They run from 1.3 to 16 miles. The biggest climb on the board is Queest-alb Glacier–Three Fingers, 5 sights, gaining 4,982 ft. They lie across 6 named parks, forests, and preserves.
- Green Mountain & Green Mountain Trail #782 7.8 mi · ▲ 3,173 ft · 99% wild
- Meadow Creek Trail 15.6 mi · ▲ 4,198 ft · 99% wild
- Cane Spring via Cottonwood 4.5 mi · ▲ 951 ft · 99% wild
- Fried Liver Wash Corridor 8.9 mi · ▲ 461 ft · 99% wild
- Badger Creek Wilderness Viewpoint & Little Badger Trail #469 6.5 mi · ▲ 1,598 ft · 99% wild
- Junction Spring & Little Badger Trail #469 6.3 mi · ▲ 1,502 ft · 99% wild
- North Fork Skykomish Trail & Pass Creek Trail 13 mi · ▲ 2,355 ft · 99% wild
- Tumala Mountain–Plaza Lake, 4 sights 12.4 mi · ▲ 2,778 ft · 98% wild
- Sheepshead Rock–Tumala Mountain, 5 summits 12 mi · ▲ 2,765 ft · 98% wild
- Saddle Lake & Three Fingers-Goat Flats-Saddle Lake Trail #641 4.5 mi · ▲ 1,319 ft · 98% wild
- Flag Point via Forest Road 2730-200 1.3 mi · ▲ 197 ft · 98% wild
- West Point via Forest Road 2730-200 1.7 mi · ▲ 224 ft · 98% wild
- Wolf Creek Pass–Disaster Creek Trail Loop, 4 sights 15.4 mi · ▲ 2,931 ft · 98% wild
- Forest Road 41–National Forest Development Road 4151, 3 sights 12.9 mi · ▲ 1,311 ft · 98% wild
- Tall Trees Grove–Emerald Ridge Trail Loop, 3 sights 4.2 mi · ▲ 664 ft · 98% wild
- Quail Mountain & x-country route via California Riding and Hiking Trail 15.3 mi · ▲ 2,609 ft · 98% wild
- Little Badger Trail #469–Tygh Creek Cutoff #460A Loop, 3 sights 3.9 mi · ▲ 934 ft · 98% wild
- California Riding and Hiking Trail 11.7 mi · ▲ 1,370 ft · 98% wild
- Clear West Peak & Clearwater Peak Trail 2.1 mi · ▲ 1,032 ft · 98% wild
- Queest-alb Glacier–Three Fingers, 5 sights 14 mi · ▲ 4,982 ft · 98% wild
- Covington Crest Viewpoint & Covington Crest Trail via California Riding and Hiking Trail 9.5 mi · ▲ 856 ft · 98% wild
- Cooper Road–No Name Basin Road, 4 sights 12.7 mi · ▲ 2,508 ft · 98% wild
- Kinzel Lake Trail #665 4.2 mi · ▲ 1,758 ft · 98% wild
- Tall Trees Grove–44 Camp Trail, 5 sights 8.2 mi · ▲ 1,576 ft · 98% wild
- Covington Flats Crossover Road via California Riding and Hiking Trail 7.2 mi · ▲ 886 ft · 98% wild