Wildest hikes in Washington
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 in Washington, from 99% wild at the top of the board to 97% wild at the bottom. They run from 2.1 to 16 miles. The biggest climb on the board is Grand Pass–Grand Pass Trail, 3 sights, gaining 6,007 ft. They lie across 3 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
- North Fork Skykomish Trail & Pass Creek Trail 13 mi · ▲ 2,355 ft · 99% wild
- Saddle Lake & Three Fingers-Goat Flats-Saddle Lake Trail #641 4.5 mi · ▲ 1,319 ft · 98% wild
- Forest Road 41–National Forest Development Road 4151, 3 sights 12.9 mi · ▲ 1,311 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
- Cooper Road–No Name Basin Road, 4 sights 12.7 mi · ▲ 2,508 ft · 98% wild
- Tumble Creek Road 4.9 mi · ▲ 1,027 ft · 98% wild
- No Name Basin Road–Tumble Creek Road, 3 sights 13 mi · ▲ 2,863 ft · 98% wild
- Cooper Pass via Cooper Road 5.4 mi · ▲ 1,172 ft · 98% wild
- Mineral Creek Connector–No Name Basin Road, 4 sights 13.8 mi · ▲ 3,071 ft · 98% wild
- Tumble Creek Road & Tumble Creek Tie via No Name Basin Road 10.1 mi · ▲ 2,295 ft · 98% wild
- Flett Glacier–Echo Rock, 4 glaciers 10.6 mi · ▲ 3,477 ft · 97% wild
- Cooper Road 4.9 mi · ▲ 1,078 ft · 97% wild
- Curry Gap & Quartz Creek Trail 16 mi · ▲ 3,126 ft · 97% wild
- Grand Pass–Grand Pass Trail, 3 sights 13 mi · ▲ 6,007 ft · 97% wild
- Saddle Lake–Forest Road 41, 6 sights 16.1 mi · ▲ 2,869 ft · 97% wild
- No Name Basin Road 4 mi · ▲ 1,024 ft · 97% wild
- Benchmark Mountain Trail–North Fork Skykomish Trail, 3 sights 13.5 mi · ▲ 3,935 ft · 97% wild
- Clearwater Trail 15.6 mi · ▲ 5,574 ft · 97% wild
- No Name Creek Spur Road–Tumble Creek Road, 3 sights 14.8 mi · ▲ 2,809 ft · 97% wild
- Forest Road 1800-220 & Forest Road 18 4.2 mi · ▲ 443 ft · 97% wild
- Downey Creek Trail #768 12.5 mi · ▲ 1,790 ft · 97% wild
- Grand Lake–Moose Lake Loop, 7 sights 9.8 mi · ▲ 3,284 ft · 97% wild