Beginner Off-Road Trails Near Glacier, Washington

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Nooksack River Trail

This 6.2 mile out and back trail used to run along the Nooksack River and then up the Wells Creek Valley, but a washout on the road around 3.4 miles in has closed the upper…
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Total Miles
3
Tech Rating
1 Easy
Best Time
Sp / Su / Fa

Glacier Creek Road

This 5.4 mile out and back trail once accessed several backcountry hiking trails and views of the glaciers on Mt. Baker. This road has been washed out by the creek in multiple areas and has…
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Total Miles
2.6
Tech Rating
1 Easy
Best Time
Sp / Su / Fa

Canyon Ridge Road

This 14-mile out-and-back trail climbs up to the canyon Ridgeline and ends at the canyon ridge trailhead (motorcycle trail). This trail gives great views of Bald Mountain and the Canyon valley area. There is a…
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Total Miles
6.5
Tech Rating
2 Easy
Best Time
Sp / Su / Fa

Canyon Creek Road

This 15.2 miles out and back trail heads up to the Damfino Lakes Hiking Trailhead, which becomes a multi-use trail from 1 AUG to 30 SEP for horses and motorcycles. This road gives excellent views…
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Total Miles
7.1
Tech Rating
2 Easy
Best Time
Sp / Su / Fa

Church Mountain Road

Church Mountain Road is an easy 5-mile round-trip gravel road that provides access to the Church Mountain hiking trailhead. From the trailhead, the hiking trail is approximately 8 miles round-trip with a ~3,800 feet elevation…
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Total Miles
2.8
Tech Rating
Best Time
Su / Fa

Well's Creek Road

This 24.4-mile out-and-back trail runs along Wells Creek and ends at the Cougar Divide Trailhead. This trail has many beautiful views of Mt. Baker and the surrounding canyons. Nooksack Falls is the most popular waterfall…
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Total Miles
11.9
Tech Rating
2 Easy
Best Time
Sp / Su / Fa

Middle Fork Nooksack

Middle Fork Nooksack is a 12.6-mile out-and-back gravel road located east of Deming and ending at Ridley Creek Trailhead. The road surface gets procedurally rougher, starting as a wide gravel road with some potholes and…
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Total Miles
11.9
Tech Rating
3 Easy
Best Time
Sp / Su / Fa

Razor Hone

Razor Hone offers approximately 10 dispersed camping spots along the way, often well-cleared and close to the Nooksack River. This 5.2-mile round-trip trail is easily accessible by any vehicle. It ends just short due to…
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Total Miles
2.4
Tech Rating
Best Time
Su / Fa

MT Baker National Forest (1200000-1300000)

This trail is a peaceful drive through the forest with multiple places to hike and camp. In the winter this trail turns into a winter park where no off-road rigs are allowed, only snowmobiles. You…
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Total Miles
7.2
Tech Rating
1 Easy
Best Time
Sp / Su

Hannegan Road

Hannegan Road is an all-gravel trail that leads to Hannegan Peak Trail, a 5.5-mile one-way (11-mile round-trip) hike with incredible views and alpine meadows. The road has several good dispersed camping spots and is easily…
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Total Miles
4.9
Tech Rating
Best Time
Su / Fa

Nooksack Trail

Coming off the Hannegan trail, Nooksack is a short gravel trail easily passable by 2WD vehicles. It leads to an 8-mile one-way backpacking trail called Nooksack Cirque Trail. Narrow with a few pullouts for oncoming…
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Total Miles
0.9
Tech Rating
Best Time
Su / Fa

NF Road 1131

This National Forest Road leads up to the Boulder Ridge Trailhead. This trail is full of twists and turns and is unmaintained and quite overgrown--guaranteed to leave pinstripes. It is dirt and gravel with some…
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Total Miles
5.4
Tech Rating
2 Easy
Best Time
Sp / Su / Fa

MT Baker Natl Forest

This is a beautiful forest trail on a rough but easy dirt road. At some points, the trail narrows to one lane and has some hidden turns. There are hiking trails to streams and waterfalls…
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Total Miles
2.8
Tech Rating
1 Easy
Best Time
Sp / Su

Baker River Road

Baker River Road is a combination of paved, dirt and gravel roads at varying points. This is an easy and not rutted out and back trail that drives around multiple locations of Baker Lake, including…
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Total Miles
9.9
Tech Rating
1 Easy
Best Time
Sp / Su / Fa

Trail Ridge Road

Trail Ridge Road is an easy, windy, single-width Forest Service gravel and dirt road that takes you up and around the Baker Lake area. It is a mostly well-maintained dirt road with minimal potholes, a…
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Total Miles
10.4
Tech Rating
2 Easy
Best Time
Sp / Su / Fa

West Harrison to 20 Mile Bay

West Harrison forest service road in British Columbia is a well used route. There are many recreational sites and wild camping locations along the way. The road, while easily driven, is rough with many areas…
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Total Miles
29
Tech Rating
2 Easy
Best Time
Sp / Su / Fa

Chehalis Lake to Skwellepil Rec Site

This gravel/dirt road goes to Chehalis Lake south point, where Skwellepil Recreational Site is located. The road is very well graded for the first 10-12 km, then it's becoming more rough and bumpy on the…
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Total Miles
18.2
Tech Rating
3 Easy
Best Time
Sp / Su / Fa

Finney-Cumberland Road

Finney-Cumberland Road/NF17 is a point-to-point trail leading west to east which leaves and then reconnects with South Skagit Highway. At its current condition, this trail is passable only to capable SUVs and better, due to…
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Total Miles
24.3
Tech Rating
3 Easy
Best Time
Su / Fa

Iron Mountain Camp - FS 1775

Forest Service Road 1775 is a scenic off-road route tucked into the lush foothills of the North Cascades, offering an approachable yet rewarding drive for overland explorers and weekend adventurers. The road begins as a…
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Total Miles
6
Tech Rating
1 Easy
Best Time
Sp / Su / Fa / Wi

Jackman Thunder

This is a basic forest logging road that leads you to some beautiful views and river spots. This is still an active logging road. You will see blue gates open, but I wouldn't go through…
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Total Miles
7.4
Tech Rating
1 Easy
Best Time
Sp / Su

Jones Lake

Just off Highway 1 lies a hidden gem tucked among the trees--Jones Lake. Take the Forest Service Road (FSR) for approximately 13 km to reach this stunning destination. Though the road can be rough in…
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Total Miles
7.4
Tech Rating
2 Easy
Best Time
Sp / Su / Fa / Wi

Gee Point

The Finney-Cumberland trail accessing this trail allows for cell phone reception, but the trail to Gee Point does not. During this section, there are great views of Mt. Baker, as well as Skagit Valley and…
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Total Miles
6.7
Tech Rating
2 Easy
Best Time
Sp / Su / Fa

Hicks Lake Road

One of the most beautiful and my personal favourite lake destinations in the Fraser Valley. This short drive from the main road leads you into Sasquatch Provincial Park, home to two stunning lakes. Hicks Lake…
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Total Miles
3.3
Tech Rating
Best Time
Sp / Su / Fa

Segelsen

Segelsen/NF18 is a 20.8-mile point-to-point gravel trail in the Mount Baker-Snoqualmie National Forest. Segelsen is a wide, well-groomed trail with lots of spur trails, views, and dispersed campsites along the way. (All distances are from…
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Total Miles
19.8
Tech Rating
2 Easy
Best Time
Su / Fa

Blanchard Mountain

Blanchard Mountain is a 3.8-mile out-and-back trail ending at Salish Overlook. The road surface is well-maintained and passable by any vehicle. Some potholes and washboarding will slow down cars and trucks. This is a popular…
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Total Miles
3.6
Tech Rating
1 Easy
Best Time
Sp / Su / Fa

Salsbury Lake Trail

This short trail will take you along the Lost Creek Forest Service Road terminating at Salsbury Lake Recreation Site. The trail is well maintained for the majority of the trip, with some sections prone to…
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Total Miles
4.3
Tech Rating
3 Easy
Best Time
Su / Sp / Fa / Wi

Florence Lake FSR

Florence FSR runs along the west side of Stave Lake. There is a Dam and Generating Station on Stave Lake that you can cross if you want to explore the east side of the lake.…
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Total Miles
4.3
Tech Rating
2 Easy
Best Time
Sp / Su / Fa / Wi

Illabot Mainline

Illabot Mainline is a 23-mile out-and-back gravel road located 10 minutes north of Darrington and dead-ends at several hiking trails. This trail is open to all vehicles for the first 6 miles before becoming heavily…
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Total Miles
9.2
Tech Rating
3 Easy
Best Time
Su

Kim and Monicas

Kim & Monica's is a 1.6-mile-long ATV trail designated for 48" or less vehicles. It goes through a forest full of tall skinny red alder trees, sword ferns, red cedars, and Douglas firs. It's decently…
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Total Miles
1.5
Tech Rating
3 Easy
Best Time
Sp / Su / Fa / Wi

Langleys Legacy

Langley's Legacy is a short ATV Trail for vehicles 48" or less. It connects DNR Road 17 to Bear Creek Mainline Road in the Walker Valley ORV Area. It's very short, and mostly easy, but…
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Total Miles
0.5
Tech Rating
3 Easy
Best Time
Sp / Su / Fa / Wi

ATV Trails Near Glacier, Washington

Nooksack River Trail

This 6.2 mile out and back trail used to run along the Nooksack River and then up the Wells Creek Valley, but a washout on the road around 3.4 miles in has closed the upper…
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Total Miles
3
Tech Rating
1 Easy
Best Time
Sp / Su / Fa

Glacier Creek Road

This 5.4 mile out and back trail once accessed several backcountry hiking trails and views of the glaciers on Mt. Baker. This road has been washed out by the creek in multiple areas and has…
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Total Miles
2.6
Tech Rating
1 Easy
Best Time
Sp / Su / Fa

Canyon Ridge Road

This 14-mile out-and-back trail climbs up to the canyon Ridgeline and ends at the canyon ridge trailhead (motorcycle trail). This trail gives great views of Bald Mountain and the Canyon valley area. There is a…
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Total Miles
6.5
Tech Rating
2 Easy
Best Time
Sp / Su / Fa

Canyon Creek Road

This 15.2 miles out and back trail heads up to the Damfino Lakes Hiking Trailhead, which becomes a multi-use trail from 1 AUG to 30 SEP for horses and motorcycles. This road gives excellent views…
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Total Miles
7.1
Tech Rating
2 Easy
Best Time
Sp / Su / Fa

Well's Creek Road

This 24.4-mile out-and-back trail runs along Wells Creek and ends at the Cougar Divide Trailhead. This trail has many beautiful views of Mt. Baker and the surrounding canyons. Nooksack Falls is the most popular waterfall…
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Total Miles
11.9
Tech Rating
2 Easy
Best Time
Sp / Su / Fa

Middle Fork Nooksack

Middle Fork Nooksack is a 12.6-mile out-and-back gravel road located east of Deming and ending at Ridley Creek Trailhead. The road surface gets procedurally rougher, starting as a wide gravel road with some potholes and…
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Total Miles
11.9
Tech Rating
3 Easy
Best Time
Sp / Su / Fa

UTV/Side-by-Side Near Glacier, Washington

Nooksack River Trail

This 6.2 mile out and back trail used to run along the Nooksack River and then up the Wells Creek Valley, but a washout on the road around 3.4 miles in has closed the upper…
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Total Miles
3
Tech Rating
1 Easy
Best Time
Sp / Su / Fa

Glacier Creek Road

This 5.4 mile out and back trail once accessed several backcountry hiking trails and views of the glaciers on Mt. Baker. This road has been washed out by the creek in multiple areas and has…
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Total Miles
2.6
Tech Rating
1 Easy
Best Time
Sp / Su / Fa

Canyon Ridge Road

This 14-mile out-and-back trail climbs up to the canyon Ridgeline and ends at the canyon ridge trailhead (motorcycle trail). This trail gives great views of Bald Mountain and the Canyon valley area. There is a…
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Total Miles
6.5
Tech Rating
2 Easy
Best Time
Sp / Su / Fa

Canyon Creek Road

This 15.2 miles out and back trail heads up to the Damfino Lakes Hiking Trailhead, which becomes a multi-use trail from 1 AUG to 30 SEP for horses and motorcycles. This road gives excellent views…
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Total Miles
7.1
Tech Rating
2 Easy
Best Time
Sp / Su / Fa

Well's Creek Road

This 24.4-mile out-and-back trail runs along Wells Creek and ends at the Cougar Divide Trailhead. This trail has many beautiful views of Mt. Baker and the surrounding canyons. Nooksack Falls is the most popular waterfall…
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Total Miles
11.9
Tech Rating
2 Easy
Best Time
Sp / Su / Fa

Middle Fork Nooksack

Middle Fork Nooksack is a 12.6-mile out-and-back gravel road located east of Deming and ending at Ridley Creek Trailhead. The road surface gets procedurally rougher, starting as a wide gravel road with some potholes and…
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Total Miles
11.9
Tech Rating
3 Easy
Best Time
Sp / Su / Fa