Best Trails near Randle, Washington

Saw lots of different mushrooms on the trail. And some beautiful trees. Crossed a few bridges and got a great view of the falls. Turned around after crossing the bridge that goes over the river. Ended up being a little over a 2 mile hike. Easy trail with a little elevation gain.

Beautiful trail with some gigantic old trees. Even get to cross a suspension bridge. Easy hike.

Lava and wind

Road into trailhead wasn’t the best with large potholes, a few washouts and very narrow at times. Getting a car in would be tricky. Trail is in good shape other than a few areas of erosion. Good climb to start after that a pretty easy. Lots of elk hunters along the trail as bow season is going on. Saw 1 bull elk about 2 miles in. Only a couple campsites around sand lake. Views got better on the way out as the clouds moved up and out. Nice hike and would do again.

Great trail. Beautiful waterfall

Hiked trail 284 from highway 12 on 2 August and wouldn’t say it was one of my favorites. Seemed uphill both ways as I was worn out coming down so my knees and feet weren’t happy lol. Trail needs a bit of maintenance as it’s overgrown and not exactly marked well. I realized I forgot my cell phone a few miles in but with some lingering morning clouds not much was photo worthy. 3 August I drove a forest road off of Davis creek road, to basically below Purcell mountain and climbed it via a old logging road and then just busting up the mountain. Great views once up. Definitely much easier to drive most of the way and only hike about 3 miles.

The forest road into the trail was in decent shape. Other than a few stretches of heavy potholes it was better than expected. Trailhead is 12.2 miles from highway 12 and easily found. By the lack or reviews and photos I assumed the trail would be either in poor condition and overgrown. Trail was in great condition but a bit overgrown with huckleberry bushes, which were full of berries. So eating as you went was not a bad trade off for getting a little wet. Was overcast so views came and went but awesome when the sky opened up. Clouds were moving ridge to ridge extremely fast so it was quite cool to watch. Long day hike but if you make a day of it really not to bad. If you go all the way to Pompey peak and also do the Cyspus overlook trail (extra mile) it’s roughly 13 -14 miles. Only a couple climbs so not a very strenuous hike. I climbed up 1 of the twin sisters peaks and well worth it. Left the trailhead at 8 and back down by 5:30 but definitely took my time. FYI- at the 3.7 mile mark was a rather large hornets nest

Cute trail! Probably the easiest I’ve done but cute and great for families.

Pretty little nature walk/trail to see the trees. Can easily connect this with Silver Falls Trail by starting there and connecting to this one in the middle. Note - we had heard that this is wheelchair/stroller accessible, but I will say it is but not that easily. There is dirt and slight hills in the beginning that would make anything with wheels difficult.

Lovely trail!! Can easily combine this trail with Grove of the Patriarchs (connects by crossing a road between the two). We went very slowly stopping and taking lots of photos.

Beautiful walk through old growth forrest. Nice trail with no steep inclines or declines. Perfect for old ladies!! haha!!

My new favorite trail. We enjoyed it clockwise; might try it ccw next time.

Hiked this trail mid morning today. Minimal parking so go early. High trafficked trail. Children allowed which isn’t a problem however if you’re looking for a peaceful hike this wouldn’t be the one for you. Beautiful trail. Lots of gorgeous trees.

First 3 miles are pleasant on way in, annoying on way out, but terrain above is amazing.

My 3rd hike this year, and I would rate this a moderate hike. Started from Walupt Lake, Def worth the sweat to see the beautiful view of Mt Adams. We started the hike in the early afternoon and unfortunately didn't have time to go to Sheep Lake. Will do this again, all the way next time!

This is a very easy, but beautiful hike. The bridge is a wobbly one, especially when people don’t wait their turn. The Ohanapecosh River is stunning. This hike is great for all ages.

Made this a good day hike the Saturday of Labor Day weekend, electing to car camp down below at Chambers Lake. If you plan on overnighting along the trail, I'd recommend starting your hike before 8am or plan on hiking over some weekdays, as there were a crazy number of hikers coming in as I was heading down. Having to pull off the trail almost every 5 minutes was thoroughly annoying, but it was Saturday so what would you expect. The trail was well maintained and very easy to follow, with dry bluebird skies trending to mostly cloudy by the evening. The view from the top was spectacular, with Rainier, Adams, and St. Helens clearly out. As it was late summer, there was very little water above Snowgrass Flats, so fill up through the switchbacks between miles 3-4 or bring extra for the top.

Popular! We stopped at the end of the day and there were no crowds. recommend 5pm or later. Kid friendly.

Beautiful! Highly recommend, especially stay at the campground too!