Best Hikes Spokane: The Greatest Views, Lakes, and Rivers

by Fred Barstad

Overview

Best Hikes Spokane includes concise descriptions of the 40 best hikes in the area, with detailed maps of the routes.

Product Details

ISBN-13:	9781493029761
Publisher:	Falcon Guides
Publication date:	04/01/2018
Series:	Best Hikes Near Series
Edition description:	2nd Edition
Pages:	256
Sales rank:	1,026,549
Product dimensions:	5.95(w) x 9.03(h) x 0.54(d)

About the Author

Fred Barstad has been hiking since his pre-teen years and has covered much of this territory many times before ever considering writing a book about it. In addition to hiking Fred is an avid mountain climber with most of the major Cascade Peaks to his credit including reaching the summit of Mount Hood some 66 times. Not liking to lay around during the winter months he also cross-country skis and travels on snowshoes. This is the thirteenth Falconguide Fred Barstad has written, all of them covering areas in Oregon, Washington and west central Idaho.

Table of Contents

Acknowledgments ix

Introduction x

Geography and Climate x

Large Wildlife x

Hazards and Being Prepared x

Encounters with Bikers and Stock xii

Zero Impact xii

Roads to the Trailheads xii

Land Management xiii

How to Use This Guide xvi

How These Hikes Were Chosen xvi

Trail Mileage xvi

Difficulty Ratings xvi

Maps xvii

Map Legend xviii

Trail Finder xix

Region West of Spokane 1

1 Pine Lakes-Stubblefield Lake Loops 2

2 30-Acre Lake 7

3 Kepple Lake 12

4 Bluebird Trail 16

5 Columbia Plateau Trail 20

6 Deep Creek Loop 24

7 Bowl and Pitcher Loop 29

8 Valley Knothead, Indian Painted Rocks Loop 34

9 Little Spokane River 39

10 Centennial Trail 43

Honorable Mention

A Beacon Hill 47

Region North of Spokane 48

11 Entrance Loop 49

12 Burping Brook Loop 53

13 Trail 120 57

14 Bald Knob to Lower Loop Road Trailhead 61

15 Mount Kit Carson-Day Mountain Loop 66

16 Mount Kit Carson Summit 72

17 Quartz Mountain Lookout 76

Honorable Aleutians

B Bald Knob-CCC Cabin 81

C Trail 140 81

Region Near Coeur d'Alene 82

18 Camp Hughes Loop 83

19 English Point East 88

20 English Point West 92

21 Tubbs Hill Loop 96

22 Tubbs Hill Summit 101

23 Cougar Bay Nature Conservancy Preserve 105

24 John Pointner Memorial Wildlife Sanctuary Trail 110

25 Mineral Ridge Trail System 115

26 Mount Coeur d'Alene 120

Region North and East of Coeur d'Alene 124

27 Lynx Trail 125

28 Squirrel Cache Trail 129

29 Bernard Peak / Scout Trail 132

30 Highpoint Trail 137

31 Beaver Bay Shoreline Loop 141

32 Buttonhook Bay Loop 145

33 Willow Lakeview Loop 149

34 Chilco Mountain National Recreation Trail 153

35 Fourth of July Pass Inner Loop 158

36 Fourth of July Pass Outer Loop 162

Honorable Mention

D Mullan Military Road 167

Region South of Coeur d'Alene 168

37 Trail of the Coeur d'Alenes 169

38 Whitetail-Shoeffler Butte Loops 175

39 Indian Cliffs Trail 180

40 CCC Nature Trail 185

41 Lakeshore Loop Trail 188

42 Cedar Loop 192

43 James E. Dewey-Iron Mountain Loop 195

44 Fireplace to Mission Mountain Summit 199

45 Lone Pine Viewpoint 203

Honorable Mention

E Mullan Military Road 207

The Art of Hiking 208

Hike Index 232

About the Author 234