Okanogan-Wenatchee National Forest · Washington

The Shoe

2.3 mi of trail, end to end · trail No. 1293 · the forest publishes the line only

Begins at the forest's mile 0, 47.9372, -120.0423 - no trailhead mapped Drive to where the trail begins

Echo Ridge Recreation Area Trailheads the Forest Service's write-up

<strong>WINTER RECREATION PASSES: </strong>Echo Ridge Annual&nbsp;passes are $100&nbsp;<strong>per person</strong>; those 17 years old and younger are free. Day passes are available at the trailhead which are $15&nbsp;<strong>per person</strong> and 17 years and younger are free. Please bring cash or check. No other passes are accepted during the winter months including&nbsp;the&nbsp;Northwest Forest&nbsp;and Interagency Pass. <strong>REST OF THE YEAR FEES</strong> - <a href="https://www.fs.usda.gov/detail/okawen/passes-permits/?cid=fsbdev3_053606">Northwest Forest Pass, Interagency Pass</a>, Echo Ridge Annual&nbsp;Pass or a day pass ($5/day per vehicle) are required at the Shoe, Lower and Upper Lot. Day passes may be purchased on site with cash or check.&nbsp;

Summer trailheads include: Switchback, The Shoe, Lower, Upper, and North Junction.

Winter trailheads include: Zoom, Snowshoe, Lower, and Upper.

See maps at Echo Ridge Trails page

Camping is NOT allowed in the Echo Ridge area. Campfires are also NOT allowed in this area.

This trailhead on fs.usda.gov

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About this trail's facts

The lines are the US Forest Service's National Forest System trails layer (public domain), read 2026-10-16 and simplified for the map; the length is the line's, end to end, and the class, surface, grade and tread width are the forest's own entries where it publishes them - a forest that publishes the centreline alone has none. The trailheads and the points along the way are the Service's recreation points, and the write-ups its own recarea text, unedited. Heights come from USGS 3DEP through Terrain Tiles on AWS (Mapzen/Tilezen), read along each line and rounded; a short trail on steep ground can be off by a few tens of feet. Closures change: check the forest's own site before you go.