One will never run out of options for hiking in Winthrop Washington. With trails that take you from the valley floor to the mountain tops, from the national forests to state wildlife lands to the North Cascades National Park there is scenery here that cannot be matched!
“The majority of the Methow’s 120 miles of winter ski trails become biking, hiking, running and horse-riding trails in the summer months. Later in the summer, don’t miss some of the best day hikes in the country, such as Blue Lake or Harts Pass. Maple Pass is a fall classic.”
~ Jay Lucas
A listing of some of the more popular hiking trails near Winthrop can be found at our Visitor’s Information Center as well as at many local businesses.
On the sun-kissed east slope of the North Cascades, the Methow Valley has become a multisport mecca. The lure of gold ore attracted early settlers. Today, gold of another sort—the iconic spring-blooming balsamroot, abundant summer sunshine and awesome autumn larch—has recreationists seeing riches.
Other hiking resources include:
Trails you won’t want to miss:
| Patterson Lake Trail | Easy/Intermediate | Winthrop, WA | |
| Black Bear Trail | Easy/Intermediate | Winthrop, WA | |
| Base Camp Winter Trail | Easy | Winthrop, WA | |
| Yellowjacket Trail | Easy | Winthrop, WA | |
| Magpie Trail | Intermediate | Winthrop, WA | |
| Rader Creek Trail | Easy/Intermediate | Winthrop, WA | |
| Pete’s Dragon | Intermediate | Winthrop, WA | |
| Criss-Cross Trail | Easy | Winthrop, WA | |
| Fox Loop Trail | Easy | Winthrop, WA | |
| Upper Inside Passage Trail | Intermediate | Winthrop, WA | |
| Lower Inside Passage Trail | Easy/Intermediate | Winthrop, WA | |
| Winthrop Trail | Easy/Intermediate | Winthrop, WA | |
| Virginian Ridge Trail | Intermediate | Winthrop, WA | |
| Lightning Creek Trail | Intermediate | Winthrop, WA | |
| Blue Jay Trail | Easy/Intermediate | Winthrop, WA | |
| Rodeo Trail | Easy | Winthrop, WA | |
| Goshawk Trail | Intermediate/Difficult | Winthrop, WA | |
| Methow Community Trail | Easy | Winthrop, WA | |
| Beaver Pond Trail | Easy | Winthrop, WA | |
| Meadowlark Trail | Easy/Intermediate | Winthrop, WA | |
| Thompson Road NF-4410 | Easy | Winthrop, WA | |
| Cabin Trail | Easy | Winthrop, WA | |
| Sunnyside Trail | Easy | Winthrop, WA | |
| Wolf Creek Trail | Intermediate | Winthrop, WA | |
| Lookout Mountain | Difficult | Twisp, WA | |
| Mid Beaver Creek | Intermediate | Twisp, WA | |
| North Fork Trail | Difficult | Winthrop, WA | |
| First Butte | Difficult | Winthrop, WA | |
| Methow Valley | Intermediate | Winthrop, WA |
These local businesses will get you all set to be on your way:
