Washington trails · Boundary
Boundary
A 54.4-mile point-to-point in Washington, with 3,189 ft of climbing. Reaches Yellow Jacket Pass and other lake/pass/summit/viewpoint destinations. Managed by the U.S. Forest Service.
Elevation profile
The climbing is spread fairly evenly along the route. It gives back about 12,526 ft along the way, so it rolls rather than climbing steadily.
3-D terrain
USGS 3DEP ELEVATION × ESRI WORLD IMAGERY · VERTICAL ×1.5
Reaches
- Yellow Jacket Pass (pass)
- Bear Pass (pass)
- Norway Pass (pass)
- Shark Rock (summit)
- Elk Pass (pass)
- The Dome (summit)
- Badger Lake (lake)
- Mount Margaret (summit)
- Dark Meadow (lake)
- Council Lake (lake)
Heads up
Getting there
HUMMOCKS TH — parking nearby, water. About 1 h 48 min drive (67 mi) from Centralia. 46.28658, -122.27188 · directions
Daylight at the trailhead
On October 14, 2026 — the day this page was generated — first light reaches this trailhead at 6:54 a.m., the sun rises at 7:24 a.m. and sets at 6:24 p.m., and the last usable light fades about 6:54 p.m. (PDT) — 11 h 00 min of daylight. At about 2.7 mph plus 30 minutes per 1,000 feet of climbing, the 54.4-mile route works out to roughly 21 h 44 min of walking — more than a single day of daylight here, so plan it as an overnight or hike it in sections.
Loop options
- Boundary — 1.1 mi loop, 95 ft gain
- Boundary + Beach + Outbound — 2.8 mi loop, 572 ft gain
- Boundary + Outbound + The Down Hill — 3.5 mi loop, 757 ft gain
Nearby trails
- Lakes — 0.4 mi
- Thomas Lake — 28.3 mi
- Pacific Crest National Scenic Trail — 29.7 mi