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Biking and Hiking in Skagit Valley

Photo Credit: Pamela Davis Headridge

BIKING

As going off the grid gains popularity, biking trips are becoming the preferred mode to take in the sights and sunshine.  Bike Skagit for the first time or like you have never done before!

There are endless possibilities here: Bike for a few hours, a few days, or construct a trip that takes you into the rainforest of the Cascades, or famous seaside towns such as La Conner, and over to Anacortes.

Photo Credit: PNW Exploration – Electric Bike Rentals in La Conner

Your trip can be a gentle meander through the valley, or a cardio crusade with mountain biking or a trip on the North Cascades Highway.  How about walking on the Guemes Island Ferry or the San Juan Island Ferries for an island bicycle experience!

Take a bicycle tour through the daffodil fields during the La Conner Daffodil Festival and the tulip fields during the Skagit Valley Tulip Festival. Tour display gardens, view open fields, stop at a local garden cafe for a hearty lunch and experience the festival from a local perspective.  Don’t miss the Daffodil Festival Bike Ride and the Tulip Pedal!

Tea and Tour combines the aura of English Tea with charming bicycle tours showcasing the farmland and historic towns surrounding Willowbrook Manor English Tea House and Farm Stay. Guests will begin their country experience with Tea & Scones, followed by a bicycle tour of their selection. Comfortable e-bikes make the ride easy. They also have groovy beach cruiser bikes. Tours range from 8 to 12 miles on comfortable bikes and flat terrain.

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Skagit County Bike Map

Related Sites:
Skagit Bicycle Club
North Cascades Highway Bicycling
Anacortes Community Forest Lands
Little Mountain Park

HIKING

Experience the majestic beauty of the Magic Skagit on the trail. Our mountains, forests, valley, and islands are big enough to provide a lifetime of outdoor adventure and exploration. Our trails play a unique role in Skagit County’s environmental community, bringing enthusiasts for recreation and conservation together to protect the awesome wild places we love to explore, and to protect the opportunities for people to enjoy them.

Favorite Hikes

Anacortes:  Anacortes Community Forest Lands, Washington Park, and Deception Pass – Bowman Bay

La Conner: Trails through Pioneer Park and along the Swinomish Channel

Bow-Edison: Samish Outlook (Chuckanut Drive)

Fir Island: Skagit Wildlife Area

Mount Vernon:  Little Mountain

Burlington: Burlington Dike Trail

Sedro-Woolley: Cascade Trail, Northern State Recreation Area

Concrete:  Baker River Trail

North Cascades National Park:  EVERY TRAIL!

SKAGIT COUNTY HIKING & WALKING TRAIL MAP

Related Sites:
Anacortes Community Forest Lands
Little Mountain Park
Pacific Northwest Trail Association
Skagit Alpine Club
Washington Trail Blazers
Deception Pass Trails
Washington Trails Association Hiking Guide for North Cascades/West Slope and Puget Sound & Islands/North Sound