Trip
Day Hike - Colockum Wildlife Area
Just north of Ellensburg we will go on a 16 mile, 2800' exploratory hike of Naneum Canyon in Naneum Ridge State Park. Part of this is along a roaring creek with lots of birds. There is also flowery steppe-shrub. We will take an old road to a draw that feeds the creek (it could be very flowery). Please see leader notes.
Contacts
- Sun, May 26, 2024
- Foothills Hiking Committee
- Day Hiking
- Adults
- Strenuous
- Challenging
- Mileage: 16.0 mi
- Elevation Gain: 2,800 ft
- Pace: 2-2.25 MPH, most of this is on a smooth forest service road
- 7 (11 capacity)
- Cancellation & Refund Policy
9:00 AM at what Google maps calls 'Naneum Canyon', https://maps.app.goo.gl/YKz9Dt9W9nTseAXj8 It is about 2 hours from downtown Seattle. No privy, no pass needed.
Here is the route https://caltopo.com/m/R301E I have not hiked the portion of this where we get off of the road that follows the creek and we take the old road into the higher country; I/we may have to improvise, possibly going off-trail (this won't include any scrambling or bush-whacking). I'll make sure you get the promised miles. :-)
Required Equipment
- Navigation
- Headlamp
- Sun protection
- First aid
- Knife
- Fire
- Shelter
- Extra food
- Extra water
- Extra clothes