Hardscrabble Creek

Name: Hardscrabble Creek
Rating: 3.4

Central Cascades > Blewett Pass

47.4490, -120.8340 Map & Directions

Length: 3.7 miles, one-way
Elevation Gain: 2,000 feet
Highest Point: 5,900 feet
Calculated Difficulty About Calculated Difficulty: Moderate

A faint trail through a rocky hillside. Photo by JoeyTheMemberMan. Full-size image

Mountain views
Dogs allowed on leash
Established campsites
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Fall foliage
Rivers

Parking Pass/Entry Fee

Northwest Forest Pass

Permits Required

Wilderness permit. Self-issue at trailhead (no fee)

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Hardscrabble Creek connects the Ingalls Creek drainage with the Wenatchee Mountain crest. Steep and difficult to follow, it has no trailhead, but rather begins at a junction with the Ingalls Creek trail, 8.5 miles from the Ingalls Creek Trailhead. Continue reading

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Hiking Hardscrabble Creek

From the turnoff with Ingalls Creek, the route climbs steadily in Hardscrabble Creek basin, becoming difficult to find. The trail trends west, climbing gradually up out of the forest and becoming more evident. Hardscrabble Creek trail ends at a junction with the County Line trail, another hard-to-follow route that borders Chelan and Kittitas counties and offers access to Navaho Peak and other destinations in the Teanaway. The trail also passes below a prominent rock outcropping known as Volcanic Neck.

Hardscrabble Creek

Map & Directions

Trailhead

Co-ordinates: 47.4490, -120.8340 Open in Google Maps