Best Trails near Leavenworth, Washington

Had the lake to myself on a Saturday at 1pm. Great short snowshoe hike to warm up before skiing at Stevens :)

We broke trail to the foot bridge about half way to colchuck lake. passed plenty of groups going up today on our way down. The trail should be packed all the way to the lake. Good luck!

This trail was great for snowshoeing. There is a small parking lot and about a mile of road to hike before reaching the trail. The snow was pretty deep in places and we only went about three miles before turning back. It honestly was one of the best snow shoe trails we have done this year.

Snowshoeing up the forest road towards the trailhead

Hiked trail 1/7/20 and still felt confident heading up without spikes or snowshoes. A little slushy in places, but nothing a little careful footing can’t handle. A bit of snow up top, so definitely wearing higher boots, but not terrible conditions at all. Incredible view of the surrounding area from the top!! A perfect sunrise hike!

Trail is easy to follow. We were the first on trail in fresh snow. Turned around about 100yds before the end of the trail due to large boulders and blow downs on trail. Overall a beautiful day to be out!

I enjoy this trail. It is an easy fun walk. This time the bridge was very icy and there is one section where rocks and trees have fallen onto the trail and you have to scramble over them.

I hiked Colchuck about 5 months ago, let me tell you it is so worth it! Going up was a breeze to me and the views on the way up was beautiful! But going down? I thought I was gonna die. My knees man, my knees never in my life had been in that much pain! I really only have myself to blame because I'm an average Jane who got invited to go less than a week prior without knowing where I was exactly going. So if you are like me in skill, train yourself and get good shoes before going on this one as it can be steep.

beautiful place for a walk in the snow, through the woods and along the river

We hiked up yesterday with snowshoes but missed the final fork to the lake (we think) so didn't get the entire way there. Easy to get to the parking in our Ford Fiesta, but we needed to search a bit for the trail start. Really enjoyable hike and we'll definitely be back to find the lake!

Snowshoe while the kids snowboarded. It’s mostly up a FS road with a short .2 mile to the lake. This is steep, some sections over 30%! Got a little sketchy coming down because of the ice on a packed trail, even with snowshoes. It was fun breaking trail through the woods around the lake. If you continue across the lake you will find a rock pinnacle that was sketchy at best. I am betting the views are amazing but it was snowing so no view. Lots of folks, few dogs. Nice but not great.

The road up to the trailhead was not plowed but is a short walk to the trailhead. There were two trees down that fell over three sections of the trail. It was easy to get around. There was snow the whole way up. A few places that were a little icy. There were a few places at the top that were a little dicey. We only used spike on the way just to be safe. The view from the top is amazing!

Hiked in early December- enough snow and ice that Yaktrax or micro spikes were definitely necessary. A couple of small creek crossings were made more difficult with thick ice covering rocks, but all were manageable using caution. Beautiful lookouts along the way. Some sections were steeper than others, be ready for a good (intense) workout. Parking is on a pullout off of Icicle- no parking lot. I imagine the spaces would fill up quickly in the summer. Great hike, challenging in the winter conditions, but manageable if you have winter hiking experience. I would like to do it again in warmer weather!

Continuing a Christmas tradition, hiking in les than optimal conditions. What a wonderful way to spend the day!

Great trail. We went on a partially cloudy/foggy day but the views were still pretty.

This is one of my favorite trails! My husband and I got engaged at the lake and then a year later hiked up our wedding attire to celebrate our marriage! I highly recommend going early because the parking lot fills fast! The trail has a good incline most of the way up with a few flat sections. The last 0.5 mile has rocks to hike through. Great workout and hike!

Awesome snowshoe hike