Colville National Forest · Washington
Pipsissewa
2.3 mi of trail, end to end · native material surface · trail No. 383 · trail class 3 · typical grade 12-20% · tread 18-24 inches wide · hiking, bike · seasonal: hiking 04/01-11/30
Begins at the forest's mile 0, 48.8027, -119.0637 - no trailhead mapped Drive to where the trail begins
Pipsissewa #383 the Forest Service's write-up
3.8 round trip – more difficult 846.5 ft elevation gain hikers only trail. Trail ascends up Bonaparte Mountain to a rocky overlook with great views of Bonaparte Lake and surrounding area to the east. The trail ends on FS Rd. 3300-100. This trail is part of the Pacific Northwest National Scenic Trail. An option to travel on the South Side Trail #308 can be done by travelling .25 miles on the FS 3300-100 road to the south where the South Side Trail #308 begins.
This hike on fs.usda.gov
Every trail in Colville National Forest
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.
