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Day hikes from Seattle
Two big mountain days and a rainy-day backup, all doable from Seattle.
46.79° N 121.74° W
Nate: one or two lines on the trip. These are the day trips from your fall 2026 Seattle visit.
Skyline Loop, Mount Rainier
- Trailhead: Paradise
- Distance: miles
- Elevation gain: feet
- Difficulty: easy, moderate or hard
- Drive from Seattle: time
What the hike is like, the best viewpoint, and one tip (parking, timing, what to bring).
Heliotrope Ridge, Mount Baker
- Distance: miles
- Elevation gain: feet
- Difficulty: easy, moderate or hard
- Drive from Seattle: time
What the hike is like, the glacier views, and one tip.
Rainy-day backup: Poulsbo and the big trees loop
Rain isn’t a reason to cancel. It’s a different itinerary.
What you did that day and why it worked in the rain.
Color-in zones
Anything you found off the plan on these days. Say what to look for, not exactly where.
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