Chiwawa River Trail

Hard · Out-and-back · 10.6 mi round trip · 2,055 ft gain · 4 h–5 h 30 min

Parking: not reported today

A full day with sustained climbing; bring plenty of water.

5.3 mi one way · high point 4,839 ft · time at a steady pace without breaks

Elevation from USGS; 2,755–4,839 ft. Open the map.

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What you need

Fee or pass required Toilets dogs, accessibility, bikes: not recorded yet

Toilets and trash not confirmed here. Pack out what you pack in.

In Enchantments and Leavenworth (Wenatchee River Ranger District, Okanogan-Wenatchee National Forest). Entrance fee Northwest Forest Pass, $5 per day or $30 per year or an America the Beautiful pass. Day hikes need no permit; overnight stays need a wilderness permit. Rules, passes, permits and closures change. Check the official Forest Service site before you go. Official: conditions · roads · fees · permits.

Getting there

Starts at Trinity Trailhead · Washington · 7 other trails start here

⚠ Closed: Little Giant Fire closure (order 06-17-07-2026-40, updated Sep 4, through Oct 31, 2026): national forest lands, roads and trails in the Chiwawa and White River valleys north of Lake Wenatchee are closed, including the Chiwawa River Road area, Forest Service Road 6400 (White River Road) and the White River Trail. Check the closure map before driving in. official status (checked 2026-10-05)

⚠ Road closed: Storm-damaged roads closure (order 06-17-07-2026-11, through Dec 31, 2027): Chiwawa River Road (Forest Service Road 6200) is closed to vehicles from Atkinson Flats Campground to Trinity, so the Trinity, Phelps Creek (Spider Meadow) and Little Giant trailheads are a long road walk. Little Wenatchee roads Forest Service Road 6700, 6701, 6702, 6704 and 6705 are closed too. official status (checked 2026-10-05)

Navigate to the trailhead: Google Maps · Apple Maps · coordinates 48.07211, -120.85087

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Weather and road conditions

Tonight: Partly Cloudy, 41°F, wind 2 to 6 mph
Monday: Partly Sunny, 71°F, wind 5 to 8 mph
Monday Night: Partly Cloudy, 43°F, wind 7 mph

Full forecast (NWS)

Daylight: Sunrise 7:09 am · sunset 6:33 pm

Air: Good (AQI 8, PM2.5 1.4 µg/m³) at the Leavenworth-Evans St monitor, 54 km away AirNow

Wildfire: Little Giant fire, 6 km away, 172,904 acres, 93% contained InciWeb

Snow: 1″ snow at Trinity (2,890 ft, 0.3 km away) station
Typical year: usually melted out by about May 13 · typical peak Mar 19

No reports in the last 3 days.

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