Early Winters Trail
Washington
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0.9 mi
Distance
421 ft
Gain
29 min
Time
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What we do know
Inside Okanogan-Wenatchee National Forest
2 managing-area boundaries mapped — agency alerts for them feed this page automatically.
Boundary data
What's missing
No access route mapped
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Early Winters Trail
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Elevation & route
- Distance
- 0.9 mi
- Elevation gain
- 421 ft
- Elevation loss
- 421 ft
- Highest point
- 3,940 ft
- Lowest point
- 3,690 ft
Photos
Directions & GPX
Permits & access
- Managing agency
- Forest Service
About this trail
Early Winters Trail is a 1.86-mile out-and-back route in Washington with 421 feet of elevation gain and loss, reaching a maximum elevation of 3,940 feet.
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