Mt. Baker-Snoqualmie National Forest · Washington

High Divide

12 mi of trail, end to end · about 4,500 ft of climbing · 1,848 ft–5,759 ft · native material surface · trail No. 630 · trail class 3 · typical grade 12-20% · tread 18-24 inches wide · hiking, horse

1,848 ft 2,455 ft · 11 mi high 5,751 ft

Trailheads Excelsior Pass Trailhead 1,827 ft Drive there · Welcome Pass Trailhead 2,441 ft Drive there

Excelsior Pass Trailhead the Forest Service's write-up

Northwest Forest Pass or Interagency National Parks and Federal Recreational Lands Pass must be displayed in vehicles at trailhead.

Provides access to: High Divide Trail 630 which accesses Mt. Baker Wilderness.

Restrictions <a href="http://www.fs.usda.gov/detail/mbs/?cid=FSBDEV7_001639">Wilderness regulations</a>&nbsp;apply

This trailhead on fs.usda.gov

Welcome Pass Trailhead the Forest Service's write-up

No fee.

Provides access to: High Divide Trail #630 which accesses Mt. Baker Wilderness.

Restrictions High Divide Trail is open to hikers and llamas year round and open to stock&nbsp;July 1-Oct. 31. No campfires along trail. <a href="http://prdp2fs.ess.usda.gov/detail/mbs/recreation/?cid=fsbdev7_001639">Wilderness regulations</a> apply, including a maximum party size of 12.

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.