North Summit
North Summit Trail is a 15.1-mile snow 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 end | 48.3918° N, 119.8928° W · Directions ↗ |
| Other end | 48.5294° N, 119.7889° 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
| Length | 15.1 miles |
| Type | snow trail |
| Accessibility | Not evaluated |
| Trail numbers | SNO-04 42 |
| Forest | Okanogan-Wenatchee National Forest (unit 0617) |
| States | Washington |
| Detail published | centerline 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.
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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
- PrescribedTon Rx - Mutton Hp
12 mi from the trail midpoint · 358 acres
- PrescribedTon Rx - Bailey Lost Hp
36 mi from the trail midpoint · 461 acres
- PrescribedTon Rx - Gna Hp
40 mi from the trail midpoint · 126 acres
- PrescribedTon Rx - North Hull
41 mi from the trail midpoint · 332 acres
Distance is to the reported incident point, not the fire edge. Closure orders are on the forest's official page.
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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Questions people ask
How long is the North Summit Trail?
The Forest Service records 15.1 miles under this name in Okanogan-Wenatchee National Forest, the sum of 1 segment.
Source: Forest Service trail layer
What is allowed on the North Summit Trail?
Okanogan-Wenatchee National Forest has not published allowed uses for this trail. The forest office can say what is open.
Where does the North Summit Trail start?
The line begins at 48.3918° N, 119.8928° W and ends at 48.5294° N, 119.7889° 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 North Summit 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 North Summit Trail?
Loup Loup Campground (0.1 mi) and Oriole Campground (4.6 mi) are within five miles of the trail. The camping section lists all 2 with site counts and booking links.
Who manages the North Summit Trail?
Okanogan-Wenatchee National Forest, Forest Service unit 0617. The trail is in Washington.
Is there a fire near the North Summit Trail?
The interagency feed shows 4 active incidents within 50 miles of the trail midpoint as of 2026-11-01, the nearest Ton Rx - Mutton Hp at 12 miles. Check the forest's closure orders before you go.
Source: Fire nearby
Source
This page is built from 1 segment named North Summit 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.