Okanogan Country offers a wealth of hiking opportunities, from easy, paved trails that are accessible to wheelchairs and families, to exhaustingly steep and narrow paths that lead to soaring summits.
     The Pacific Crest Trail winds along Okanogan Country's western border and can be reached from a variety of points.
     The U.S. Forest Service and other federal and state agencies maintain a variety of trails. A good place to start is with any office of the Okanogan and Wenatchee National Forests or the Colville National Forest.
     Both offer Web sites, www.fs.fed.us/r6/oka or www.fs.fed.us/r6/colville/.
     The Forest Service offers a variety of maps, pamphlets and books detailing one-day and longer hikes. Some materials are free.
     Guidebooks are available at Forest Service offices, visitor centers and stores in the area, and Methow Valley Sport Trails Association and various chambers of commerce offer hiking information.