All tagged cowiche canyon trail
Cowiche Canyon Conservancy owns and manages over 5,000 acres of land. With over 30 miles of trails, you can go for a hike, get on your mountain bike, or go birding within minutes from town. Check out their website for maps, tips, and trail information.
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This trail network features long, mostly flat cross-country riding on the mesa above the Cowiche Canyon trail. These trails can be linked into the Rocky Top Network with a bit of route-finding and on-road riding.
💡 IHY WISDOM: Check-out Cowiche Canyon Conservancy for directions and trail maps.
🗺️ Google Map of this general location
This 3-mile-long rail trail runs along the beautiful Cowiche Creek in Yakima’s west valley. The gravel path in the canyon has several worthwhile detours along the way. To the south, a steep connector climbs to the Cowiche Uplands Trails, which offer scenic views of the Yakima Valley. To the north, a short trail leads to the Wilridge Winery Tasting Room (and we all know wine is the best recovery drink!). Parking for the east-end trailhead is at the end of Cowiche Canyon Road. Learn more about Cowiche Canyon here where you’ll find maps, events, and information about the conservancy.
💡 IHY WISDOM: See the CCC website for a word about wildlfe: CCC lands are home to animals that pose safety risks to humans. Cougars, bears, coyotes, and rattlesnakes have all been spotted. These animals deserve your respect. For useful information about what to do if you encounter these animals, visit the Washington Department of Fish and Wildlife’s (WDFW) Living With Wildlife portion of their website.
🗺️ Google Map of this general location
Just across the road from the Cowiche Uplands Trails is the Rocky Top trail system. Located on a hillside behind Anderson Gravel, these trails offer slightly more challenging (steeper) terrain with beautiful views and gorgeous wildflowers in the spring. The Cowiche Canyon Conservancy website has additional information about this area as well as trail condition information.
💡 IHY WISDOM: Bring your pup on the trail. The rules are simple: clean up after them and have them on leash at busy trail heads. Read more here.
🗺️ Google Map of this general location
(📷: Kemper Brightman)
