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{{Infobox hiking trail
 
{{Infobox hiking trail
  | name = ?<!-- Wonderland Trail -->
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  | name = Great Western Loop
 
  | photo = ?<!-- Load Wikimedia Commons image here, ie CowlitzDivide.JPG -->
 
  | photo = ?<!-- Load Wikimedia Commons image here, ie CowlitzDivide.JPG -->
  | caption = ?<!-- Mt Rainier from the Cowlitz Divide along the Wonderland Trail -->
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  | caption = A loop connecting some of the American West's most famous backpacking routes.
  | location = ?<!-- [[Mount Rainier National Park]], [[Washington (state)|Washington]], [[United States]] -->
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  | location = Western United States: Arizona, California, Oregon, Washington, Idaho, Montana, Wyoming, Colorado, and New Mexico.
  | length = ?<!-- {{convert|93|km|mi|0|abbr=on}}<ref name="Filley">
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  | length = ?<!-- 6,875 miles (11,064 km)<ref name="AndrewSkurka.com">
 
     {{cite book
 
     {{cite book
     | author = Filley, Bette
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     | author = Skurka, Andrew
    | year = 2002
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     | title = Great Western Loop
     | title = Discovering the Wonders of the Wonderland Trail: Encircling Mount Rainier
 
    | publisher = Dunamis House
 
    | isbn = 1-880405-09-1
 
    | edition = 5th
 
 
     }}</ref> -->
 
     }}</ref> -->
 
  | trailheads = ?<!-- [[Longmire, Washington|Longmire Lodge]] <br/> [[Mowich Lake]] <br/> Ipsut Creek Camp Ground <br/> [[Sunrise (Mount Rainier)|Sunrise parking area]] <br/> White River Camp Ground <br/> Fryingpan Creek Trailhead <br/> Box Canyon <br/> Reflection Lakes <br/> Cougar Rock -->
 
  | trailheads = ?<!-- [[Longmire, Washington|Longmire Lodge]] <br/> [[Mowich Lake]] <br/> Ipsut Creek Camp Ground <br/> [[Sunrise (Mount Rainier)|Sunrise parking area]] <br/> White River Camp Ground <br/> Fryingpan Creek Trailhead <br/> Box Canyon <br/> Reflection Lakes <br/> Cougar Rock -->
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'''Standard Direction(s) of Travel:'''  <!-- nobo, sobo, etc. -->
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'''Standard Direction(s) of Travel:'''  Clockwise
  
 
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=== Websites ===
 
=== Websites ===
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https://andrewskurka.com/adventures/great-western-loop/overview/
  
 
=== Apps ===
 
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== Getting To and From the Trail ==
 
== Getting To and From the Trail ==
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The trail is a loop and can be accessed from many points, which are documented under its component trails.
  
 
== Geographic Features ==
 
== Geographic Features ==

Revision as of 01:51, 12 September 2023

Great Western Loop
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A loop connecting some of the American West's most famous backpacking routes.
Length?
LocationWestern United States: Arizona, California, Oregon, Washington, Idaho, Montana, Wyoming, Colorado, and New Mexico.
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Websites

https://andrewskurka.com/adventures/great-western-loop/overview/

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Getting To and From the Trail

The trail is a loop and can be accessed from many points, which are documented under its component trails.

Geographic Features

Administrative Territories

Online Communities

References


External Links