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.
This easy, all-season hike in Mount Rainier National Park offers a walk through a forest of massive old-growth trees, and a chance to explore the entrance to an abandoned mine shaft.
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 challenging Glacier Basin trail off Washington's Mountain Loop Highway takes you past a mining ghost town and up a steep track to a gorgeous alpine basin. It's a workout, but the payoffs include solitude, old growth forests and a fascinating trip through Cascadia history (including a town where Donald Trump's grandfather was justice of the peace!)
The trails at Cowiche Mountain--not far from Yakima, Washington--offer spring wildflowers, remnants of a historic cattle ranch, and tremendous views of Mount Rainier, Mount Adams and the surrounding shrub-steppe ecosystem. Be sure to bring sunscreen and plenty of water on this desert hike.
