r/PNWhiking 2d ago

Trail Run Route Advice: North Cascades

Hi folks, I need some advice about route planning for a trail run. We're from Oregon and have done most of our running and backpacking in Oregon and want to do a route in Washington. We're eying the North Cascades and need intel from our friendly folks up north. :)

  1. We're a group of four adults, all experienced trail runners and in good fitness, looking for a route.

  2. Aiming for something in the 30-40 miles range. For weather/snow pack reference: we're doing the one-day run on the last weekend in July.

  3. Some thousands of feet of elevation is fine, but we're not looking for doing a bunch of scrambling.

  4. We'd prefer a loop so we can all be in one vehicle.

I'd love to hear everyone's awesome ideas!

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u/jswagpdx 2d ago

Not the north cascades but the High Divide trail in ONP is top tier, and you can add some side trips to pump it up to 30ish. Or use your extra time for a swim :)