Cloudy Pass Trail
in Washington · centroid 82 mi from Seattle
This route within Glacier Peak Wilderness is on a good grade for the first 3 miles, staying in the valley of Railroad Creek. It goes around Hart Lake (4 miles) and switchbacks up to Crown Point Falls, Lyman Lake (8 miles), and on to Cloudy Pass.
- States
- Washington
- Network
- Regional (rwn)
- Maintained by
- US Forest Service
- Reference
- TR 1256.3
- Centroid nearest city
- Seattle, WA · 82 mi · ~2.4 hr drive
- Centroid coords
- 48.2061°, -120.8069°
- OSM relation
- 18052769
Plan your hike
Maps + permits: long-distance trails like this often require permits for through-hiking, backcountry camping, or specific sections (especially in National Parks). Check with the maintaining organisation listed above and the relevant land manager before booking travel.
Water + supplies: water sources vary seasonally on most U.S. trails. Carry a filter and consult current trail-condition reports — through-hiker journals (PCT-L, AT Reddit, etc.) and the maintaining organisation publish regular updates.
When to go: hiking seasons vary widely with elevation, latitude, and snowpack. Through-hikers traditionally start the AT in March-April (Springer northbound) and the PCT in late April (Campo northbound). High-elevation western trails (CDT, JMT, Wonderland) generally aren't passable until July.
If you've hiked Cloudy Pass Trail and have current notes (water sources, trail closures, permit changes), tell us at /contact — we update pages as we learn.
Stay nearby
Other trails within 50 miles
10 Mile Creek Trail
2 miles from this trail's centroid
Cloudy Pass Trail
3 miles from this trail's centroid
Railroad Creek Trail
5 miles from this trail's centroid
Entiat River Trail
9 miles from this trail's centroid
Thunder-Park-Bridge Cross-Park Trek
18 miles from this trail's centroid
Meander Meadow - Dishpan Gap - Cady Ridge Loop
22 miles from this trail's centroid
Sources
Trail data on this page is compiled from OpenStreetMap contributors (ODbL), the maintaining organisation's public-facing materials, and Wikipedia (CC BY-SA where excerpts are quoted). Distance, terminus, and descriptive text for nationally-designated trails are hand-curated from federal land-manager websites and trail-association sources. We do not modify the underlying data; this page presents what is already publicly recorded. To suggest corrections, see our methodology page.