Chewuch Trail #510 - Okanogan, WA

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Chewuch Trail #510


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Chewuch Trail #510 is a scenic valley trail that follows the river grade mostly in lodgepole pine. The last 2 miles climb into subalpine and meadow areas. is a major stock route into the Remmel-Cathedral area. The trail is also used to access the popular Four Point Lake and Tungsten Mine areas. From this trail visitors can also reach the Horseshoe Basin area via Basin Creek Trail 360 or the Cathedral Driveway to the Long Swamp Road. Many side trips are possible from the Remmel-Cathedral areas. Portions of the trail were burned by wildfires in 2001 and 2003. Dead trees may be unstable especially in windy weather. The Remmel -Cathedral area has long been popular with horseback travelers. There is plenty of room, good horse feed, and ample water. But the popularity and heavy use has been particularly hard on the area. Lake-side camps have been particularly damaged. Avoid camping at the lakes; when riding to the lakes, tie up at least 200' from the lakes. This is particularly important at Upper Cathedral Lake, which is delicate and already seriously damaged from heavy use in the past. Stay on the trail thru the wet meadows and hummock areas below the Amphitheatre. Graze on drier upper slopes. This trail is 18.1 miles long.