North Cascades Hiking Trails
The North Cascades are interwoven with hundreds of miles of hiking trails, with trail heads accessed from key points on both the western and eastern sides of the mountains. Hiking in the North Cascades is an adrenaline-filled experience at different times, as trails run along side high cliffs, or when a foot bridge has been washed out and you have to cross a glacier-cold stream or river.

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Granite Falls, WA: Gateway to the North Cascades
Most hikers and other outdoor enthusiasts in Washington State have never been to Granite Falls, which is a small city only forty minutes north of Seattle (and ten minutes east of Everett) where the Mountain Loop Highway starts, and adventure in the Cascade Mountains begins.

Survive in the Wild

Protect yourself from bears with Guard Alaska Bear Pepper Spray



Matchless Firestarter - Swedish Firesteel - Army Model



Gerber Folding Infantry Knife



Gerber Extra Large Long Handled Utility Axe