North Mountain Trail

Total Miles
10.0

Technical Rating

Easy

Best Time

Spring, Summer, Fall

Trail Type

Full-Width Road

Accessible By

Trail Overview

The North Mountain Trail is an out and back in Mount Baker National Forest. It passes through private land so be mindful if camping. There are a few campsites along the trail, with the most impressive being in a section of removed rock towards the top. The trail has incredible views of Mount Baker and the surrounding mountains. The trail ends at a locked gate, however, the peak can be accessed by foot. This trail has no obstacles besides potholes throughout. The trail has good cell service but it's still a good practice to download offline maps.

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Difficulty

This trail is suitable for all stock SUVs.

Technical Rating

Status Reports

towards the end of the trail it was muddy and there was still some snow on the trail. I turned around at about 2 miles away from the end due to the snow and mud. the rest of the trail was really nice and easy. some deep puddles along the way but nothing too bad and a moderate amount of pot holes. it's mostly a single lane road the whole time. amazing views going up but even better on the way down

Gate closed toward the top about 1/2 before the lookout but the rest of the trail is open. Muddy and wet turns into snow and ice towards the last mile or so

Fully open and clear of trees. A couple low hanging down trees that were easy to pass under today. Only a bit of snow was at end of road at gate. Partial snow on walk to fire lookout.

Paulo Coelho

Nov 10, 2024

2024 Mercedes Sprinter

Open

Muddy/Wet

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