Washington · Trail 1388

Manastash Ridge-West

Manastash Ridge-West Trail is a 13.6-mile trail in Okanogan-Wenatchee National Forest, Washington. The forest has not published allowed uses for it.

Trail conditions, closures and hazards are not tracked here. The Okanogan-Wenatchee 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 end47.0839° N, 121.1088° W · Directions ↗
Other end47.1357° N, 121.2703° 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 is recorded as 3 segments.

The trail

Length13.6 miles
Typeland trail
AccessibilityNot evaluated
Trail numbers1388
ForestOkanogan-Wenatchee National Forest (unit 0617)
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 Manastash Ridge-West Trail30°40°50°60°70°January: 8.13 inches of precipitationFebruary: 5.84 inches of precipitationMarch: 4.94 inches of precipitationApril: 3.42 inches of precipitationMay: 2.21 inches of precipitationJune: 1.77 inches of precipitationJuly: 0.71 inches of precipitationAugust: 0.87 inches of precipitationSeptember: 1.88 inches of precipitationOctober: 4.93 inches of precipitationNovember: 7.77 inches of precipitationDecember: 7.37 inches of precipitationJanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDecJanuary: 30.0°F averageFebruary: 32.8°F averageMarch: 37.3°F averageApril: 42.5°F averageMay: 50.0°F averageJune: 56.0°F averageJuly: 63.0°F averageAugust: 63.0°F averageSeptember: 56.2°F averageOctober: 45.6°F averageNovember: 35.9°F averageDecember: 30.1°F average0 in2 in4 in6 in8 in10 inTemp °FInches
The line is the average temperature and the bars are average precipitation at Easton, 9 miles from the trail midpoint at 2,170 feet, station USC00452384 in the NOAA monthly climate normals for 1991 to 2020. Precipitation totals about 50 inches a year. The station sits about 2,900 feet lower than the trail midpoint, so temperatures on the ground run cooler.

Trailheads

The Forest Service recreation layer records no trailhead within a third of a mile of this trail's line. Many trails start from a road pullout or another trail with no trailhead record. The forest's recreation pages list the trailheads it does publish.

Trails nearby

Camping nearby

Campsite Atlas cards carry site counts and booking links from Recreation.gov. Forest Service cards come from the recreation layer and link the agency page.

Fire nearby

  • Prescribed
    Cle Elum Pile Burn Rx

    11 mi from the trail midpoint

  • Wildfire
    Three Queens

    21 mi from the trail midpoint · 9,575 acres · 90% contained

  • Wildfire
    King

    25 mi from the trail midpoint · 3,427 acres · 72% contained

  • Wildfire
    Garda Falls

    28 mi from the trail midpoint · 308 acres · 0% 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

Okanogan-Wenatchee 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.

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Guidebooks for Washington

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    Douglas Lorain, 2020
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    Larry Broadwell and William Needham, 2017
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Reference

Questions people ask

How long is the Manastash Ridge-West Trail?

The Forest Service records 13.6 miles under this name in Okanogan-Wenatchee National Forest, the sum of 3 segments.

Source: Forest Service trail layer

What is allowed on the Manastash Ridge-West Trail?

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

Source: Okanogan-Wenatchee National Forest official page

Where does the Manastash Ridge-West Trail start?

The line begins at 47.0839° N, 121.1088° W and ends at 47.1357° N, 121.2703° W. No Forest Service trailhead is recorded within a third of a mile of it. The record does not say which end is the usual start.

Source: Forest Service trail layer

Is the Manastash Ridge-West Trail in a wilderness area?

No. The trail line does not cross any polygon in the National Wilderness Preservation System layer.

Source: Wilderness Connect

Where can I camp near the Manastash Ridge-West Trail?

Longmire Meadow (4.3 mi), Crow Creek Campground (4.7 mi) and Kaner Flat Group Site (4.9 mi) are within five miles of the trail. The camping section lists all 4 with site counts and booking links.

Source: Okanogan-Wenatchee National Forest official page

Who manages the Manastash Ridge-West Trail?

Okanogan-Wenatchee National Forest, Forest Service unit 0617. The trail is in Washington.

Source: Okanogan-Wenatchee National Forest official page

Is there a fire near the Manastash Ridge-West Trail?

The interagency feed shows 4 active incidents within 50 miles of the trail midpoint as of 2026-11-01, the nearest Cle Elum Pile Burn Rx at 11 miles. Check the forest's closure orders before you go.

Source: Fire nearby

Source

This page is built from 3 segments named Manastash Ridge-West in the Forest Service TrailNFS_Publish layer, administrative unit 0617. 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.