Washington · Trail 533

Boundary

Boundary Trail is a 69.1-mile trail in Colville National Forest, Washington. The forest has not published allowed uses for it. It enters Pasayten Wilderness.

Trail conditions, closures and hazards are not tracked here. The Colville National Forest official page carries current alerts and closure orders.

Map

One end Other endLine simplified to about 100 metres. Basemap from the USGS National Map.

One end48.9087° N, 119.9046° W · Directions ↗
Other end48.9568° N, 120.7794° W · Directions ↗

The ends are the two ends of the longest connected chain of segments. The record does not say which is the usual start.

The trail

Length69.1 miles
Typeland trail
AccessibilityNot evaluated
Trail numbers533
ForestColville National Forest (unit 0621)
StatesWashington
Detail publishedcenterline only

Values are the set across all segments. Class 1 is minimally developed and class 5 is fully developed. Grade and width are the forest's typical values, not measured extremes.

Weather by month

NOAA climate normals →
Weather by month near Boundary Trail20°30°40°50°60°70°January: 3.61 inches of precipitation, 34.3 inches of snowFebruary: 2.35 inches of precipitation, 19.6 inches of snowMarch: 1.99 inches of precipitation, 11.2 inches of snowApril: 1.05 inches of precipitation, 0.2 inches of snowMay: 1.13 inches of precipitation, 0.0 inches of snowJune: 1.04 inches of precipitation, 0.0 inches of snowJuly: 0.61 inches of precipitation, 0.0 inches of snowAugust: 0.54 inches of precipitation, 0.0 inches of snowSeptember: 0.76 inches of precipitation, 0.0 inches of snowOctober: 2.09 inches of precipitation, 2.3 inches of snowNovember: 3.84 inches of precipitation, 17.6 inches of snowDecember: 4.05 inches of precipitation, 37.9 inches of snowJanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDecJanuary: 22.5°F averageFebruary: 28.0°F averageMarch: 35.9°F averageApril: 45.0°F averageMay: 54.8°F averageJune: 61.5°F averageJuly: 69.6°F averageAugust: 68.7°F averageSeptember: 59.4°F averageOctober: 45.0°F averageNovember: 31.7°F averageDecember: 22.3°F average0 in10 in20 in30 in40 inTemp °FInches
The line is the average temperature and the bars are average precipitation at Mazama, 25 miles from the trail midpoint at 2,141 feet, station USC00455133 in the NOAA monthly climate normals for 1991 to 2020. Precipitation totals about 23 inches a year. The dotted line is average snowfall, about 123 inches a year on the same inches scale. The station sits about 3,200 feet lower than the trail midpoint, so temperatures on the ground run cooler.

Wilderness

Inside a designated wilderness, bicycles and motor vehicles are prohibited by law regardless of the trail record, and permits or group limits may apply.

Trailheads

Iron Gate Trailhead
No season published
Wilderness use restrictions apply. Certified weed-free hay or certified weed-free hay pellets are required on National Forest lands (processed grains are okay). Motorized or mechanical equipment, including chainsaw, bike, motorcycle, hang glider or cart use prohibited in all wilderness areas. Food and wildlife attractants must be properly stored at all times.
under 0.1 mi
Iron Gate Trailhead
No season published
Wilderness regulations apply
under 0.1 mi

Distance is from the point to the nearest part of the trail line. Season text is what the forest wrote and is often a season name rather than a date.

Trails nearby

Camping nearby

No federal campground is recorded within five miles of the trail. Dispersed camping is allowed on most National Forest land outside posted closures. The forest office has the current rules.

Fire nearby

  • Prescribed
    Ton Rx - Mutton Hp

    34 mi from the trail midpoint · 358 acres

  • Prescribed
    Ton Rx - North Hull

    48 mi from the trail midpoint · 332 acres

  • Wildfire
    Sisi

    49 mi from the trail midpoint · 4,816 acres · 40% contained

Distance is to the reported incident point, not the fire edge. Closure orders are on the forest's official page.

Limited data for this unit

Colville National Forest publishes this trail as a centerline only, with no class, surface or allowed uses. What is here is the name, the length and the line. The forest office has the rest.

Checked every Sunday. Sections appear on the first run after the forest publishes more.

Explore

Guidebooks for Washington

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  • Backpacking Washington
    Douglas Lorain, 2020
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  • Pacific Crest Trail: Oregon and Washington
    Andy Selters, 2019
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    Sawyer Scheer, 2019
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  • Hiking Washington's Fire Lookouts
    Amber Casali, 2018
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  • Hikes in the Washington Region Part C
    Larry Broadwell and William Needham, 2017
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Reference

Questions people ask

How long is the Boundary Trail?

The Forest Service records 69.1 miles under this name in Colville National Forest, the sum of 1 segment.

Source: Forest Service trail layer

What is allowed on the Boundary Trail?

Colville National Forest has not published allowed uses for this trail. The forest office can say what is open.

Source: Colville National Forest official page

Where does the Boundary Trail start?

The line begins at 48.9087° N, 119.9046° W and ends at 48.9568° N, 120.7794° W. The nearest recorded trailhead is Iron Gate Trailhead, under 0.1 miles from the line. The record does not say which end is the usual start.

Source: Forest Service trail layer

Is the Boundary Trail in a wilderness area?

Yes. It enters Pasayten Wilderness. Wilderness rules ban bicycles and motor vehicles and often limit group size.

Source: Pasayten Wilderness

Where can I camp near the Boundary Trail?

No federal campground is recorded within five miles of the trail. The camping section covers dispersed camping, which most National Forest land allows.

Source: Colville National Forest official page

Who manages the Boundary Trail?

Colville National Forest, Forest Service unit 0621. The trail is in Washington.

Source: Colville National Forest official page

Is there a fire near the Boundary Trail?

The interagency feed shows 3 active incidents within 50 miles of the trail midpoint as of 2026-11-01, the nearest Ton Rx - Mutton Hp at 34 miles. Check the forest's closure orders before you go.

Source: Fire nearby

Source

This page is built from 1 segment named Boundary in the Forest Service TrailNFS_Publish layer, administrative unit 0621. Wilderness overlap is tested against the National Wilderness Preservation System layer from Wilderness Connect. Trailheads and Forest Service campgrounds come from the Forest Service Recreation Opportunities layer. Data refreshed November 1, 2026. The methodology page explains how segments become trails.