This great all-season hike on Washington's coast follows the route of explorer William Clark's famous 1805 beach hike after venturing across the continent. The paved trail travels a forest bluff, skirts wetlands and features several unusual sculptures commemorating Lewis & Clark's journey.
The Swan Lake and Christmas Hill trail near Victoria, BC is a lovely ramble any time of year, providing opportunities for bird watching, woodlands of Garry oak, and views of the Greater Victoria area from an easily attained summit.
The Old Sauk River Trail in the foothills of Washington's Central Cascades is an easy, gorgeous hike for all ages--and because of its low elevation, this riverside walk in generally free of snow all year round.
Enderby Cliffs in British Columbia's north Okanagan country is an exhilarating hike to the top of striking cliffs with dizzying views. In autumn look for soaring raptors and golden western larches.
The rocky, windswept summit of Oregon's Tomlike Mountain offers one of the finest views in the Columbia Gorge, with a panorama that includes Mount Adams, Mount Rainier, Mount St. Helens, Mount Jefferson, and Mount Hood.
This challenging hike to the top of a 2,377-metre peak in British Columbia's Rossland Range offers astonishing view of peaks on both sides of the US-Canada border as well as abundant wildflowers and the site of a historic weather station.
This short, less-visited trail in Oregon's Mount Hood Wilderness offers peek-a-boo views of the state's highest peak, as well as wildflowers and solitude.
This trail to a summit in Washington's Henry M. Jackson Wilderness offers phenomenal views of Lichtenberg Mountain, Lake Valhalla, Glacier Peak, and the spires of the Wild Sky Wilderness.
The highest peak on British Columbia's Salt Spring Island (sans roads and towers), Erskine contains old-growth forest, impressive cliffs, jaw-dropping views, and opportunities to view endangered sharp-tailed snakes and even some elusive forest elves...
The Trail of Ten Falls--in Silver Falls State Park east of Salem, Oregon--offers some of the state's best waterfall viewing, as well as historic structures built by the Civilian Conservation Corps.
