In-town Hikes

Apple Capital Loop Trail

The Apple Capital Loop Trail is a scenic-waterfront 11-mile paved loop trail for pedestrians, cyclists, skaters, and others. This scenic trail can be entered or exited from Riverwalk Crossing Pedestrian Overpass, located in the heart of Downtown Wenatchee. There are plenty of free public parking lots at several locations on both sides of the river. The Apple Capital Loop Trail crosses the Columbia at the north and south ends of Wenatchee and is lighted until midnight on the West side.

Park hours are dawn to dusk unless otherwise posted.

Click for a trail guide (PDF)

Click for trail and access details.

Parks & Playgrounds

The Chelan County PUD owns and operates some very beautiful parks and playgrounds. They are positioned on the Columbia River and offer a variety of activities for your recreation needs. Visit www.chelanpud.org

The City Of Wenatchee also offers some great parks and playgrounds in town.

Wenatchee Foothills

The foothills to the west of Wenatchee are a natural treasure, ideal for wildlife viewing and recreation. Chelan~Douglas Land Trust is leading a strong effort to make sure that visitors and local people can enjoy the Wenatchee Foothills far into the future. The focal point of this effort is the Wenatchee Foothills Trail, a path that would link Saddlerock, Castle Rock, and the Sage Hills Trails. Informal trails already exist in these areas, but we are working to develop a formal trail with convenient and attractive parking areas. In recent years, development has threatened or eliminated access to areas in the foothills that local people have enjoyed for decades. We are fortunate to have large areas of public land in the foothills and private landowners who are wiling to let people cross their land. It would be shortsighted to not maintain access to these areas for future generations.

A new Foothills Trail map is now available. Contact the Land Trust at (509) 667-9708 for a full size 11" x 17" map, or click here to download a smaller version of the Foothills Trail map.

More Local Hikes

Looking for even more local hiking? Check out Wenatchee Outdoors for a complete list of local trails for everyone from families to experienced hikers. Here's their hiking guide book.