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Usage
Miles
Elevation
Change
Difficulty
Trail
Conditions
Trail
Access
Signage
Features
Forest
Pass
Horses
Mountain
Bikes
Augspurger Mountain
Minimal
15.80
4150
Very Difficult
Fair
Excellent
Poor
Views
Yes
No
No
Badger Peak
Minimal
3.00
1164
Challenging
Fair
Poor
Good
Views
No
Yes
Yes
Coal Creek Mountain Trail and Bluff Lake
Minimal
13.20
3600
Difficult
Good
Excellent
Good
Views
No
Yes
No
Coldwater Lake Loop Hike
Minimal
12.20
1600
Difficult
Good
Excellent
Good
Lake
Yes
No
No
Hat Rock via Snagtooth Trail
Minimal
7.00
1800
Challenging
Poor
Fair
Poor
Views
Yes
Yes
Yes
Heart Lake in Hellroaring Canyon
Minimal
1.60
200
Easy
Poor
Fair
Fair
Lake
Yes
No
No
Langfield Falls
Minimal
0.50
100
Easy
Good
Excellent
None
Waterfall
No
Yes
No
Little Mt Adams and the Ridge of Wonders
Minimal
9.40
3000
Difficult
Poor
Poor
Poor
Views
Yes
No
No
McCoy Peak
Minimal
8.00
3300
Very Difficult
Motorized
Excellent
Good
Views
No
Yes
Yes
Mt Mitchell
Minimal
5.00
2026
Difficult
Good
None
Poor
Views
No
No
No
Mt Whittier - Mt Margaret Backcountry Loop
Minimal
14.20
3630
Very Difficult
Varies
Excellent
Good
Views
Yes
No
No
Purcell Peak
Minimal
8.40
2640
Difficult
Fair
Good
Good
Wildflowers
No
Yes
Yes
Silver Star Mountain via Little Baldy Mountain
Minimal
15.20
2100
Difficult
Good
Good
Poor
Views
No
Yes
No
Siouxon Peak
Minimal
5.20
1290
Challenging
Good
Terrible
None
Views
No
Yes
Yes
Soda Peaks Lake (long approach)
Minimal
7.80
2680
Difficult
Good
Excellent
Good
Lake
Yes
No
No
Southpoint Mountain
Minimal
6.60
2980
Difficult
Fair
Excellent
Fair
Views
No
Yes
Yes
Trapper Creek Loop
Minimal
13.30
2600
Difficult
Varies
Good
Varies
Old Growth
Yes
NR
No
Bunker Hill
Light
3.40
1200
Challenging
Good
Good
Good
Old Growth
No
No
No
Cispus Point
Light
9.00
1300
Challenging
Good
Good
Fair
Wildflowers
No
Yes
Yes
Cispus Point via Jackpot Lake
Light
4.60
1480
Challenging
Fair
Good
Fair
Views
No
Yes
Yes
Foggy Flats
Light
10.00
1400
Challenging
Good
Good
Good
Meadows
Yes
Yes
No
Ghost Lake
Light
4.60
500
Moderate
Fair
Excellent
Good
Lake
Yes
No
No
Lookingglass Lake and Stagman Ridge Loop
Light
10.20
1800
Challenging
Good
Very Good
Good
Lake
No
Yes
No
Mt Margaret via Johnston Ridge
Light
16.00
2600
Very Difficult
Good
Excellent
Good
Views
Yes
No
No
Observation Peak
Light
5.60
900
Moderate
Fair
Fair
Fair
Views
No
Yes
No
Sawtooth Mountain
Light
5.80
800
Moderate
Good
Very Good
Good
Views
No
Yes
No
Sheep Canyon
Light
6.50
900
Moderate
Fair
Good
Good
Views
No
Yes
Yes
Silver Star and Pyramid Rock
Light
8.30
2015
Challenging
Good
Good
Good
Views
No
Yes
Yes
Tatoosh Lakes
Light
11.00
4000
Very Difficult
Good
Excellent
Good
Views
No
Yes
No
Whistle-Punk UAT
Light
1.50
0
Easy
Good
Good
Good
Old Growth
Yes
No
No
Windy Pass
Light
9.00
1000
Challenging
Good
Excellent
Good
Views
Yes
No
No
Big Creek Falls Nature Trail
Moderate
0.25
0
Easy
Good
Excellent
Good
Waterfall
No
No
No
Blue Lake
Moderate
5.00
1700
Challenging
Good
Excellent
Good
Lake
No
No
No
Cedar Flats
Moderate
1.00
10
Easy
Good
Excellent
Good
Old Growth
No
No
No
Cispus Basin Hike
Moderate
14.20
2100
Difficult
Good
Very Good
Good
Views
Yes
Yes
No
Cispus Pass via Nannie Ridge
Moderate
13.00
2700
Difficult
Good
Excellent
Good
Views
No
Yes
No
Craggy Peak
Moderate
12.00
1600
Challenging
Motorized
Excellent
Good
Views
No
NR
Yes
Curly Creek Falls
Moderate
0.25
0
Easy
Good
Excellent
Good
Waterfall
Yes
NR
NR
Dog Mountain - Orange
Moderate
6.20
2650
Most Difficult
Good
Excellent
Good
Views
Yes
No
No
Glacier Lake
Moderate
4.00
800
Moderate
Fair
Excellent
Good
Lake
No
Yes
No
Goat Mountain and Deadman Lake
Moderate
10.00
1770
Challenging
Good
Very Good
Good
Lake / Views
No
Yes
Yes
Grassy Knoll and Big Huckleberry Mountain
Moderate
11.00
1400
Challenging
Good
Good
Poor
Views
No
Yes
No
Hawkeye Point
Moderate
13.00
3000
Difficult
Good
Very Good
Good
Views
Yes
Yes
No
High Rock Peak
Moderate
3.20
1365
Challenging
Good
Very Good
Good
Views
No
NR
NR
Independence Pass Overlook
Moderate
5.00
400
Moderate
Good
Excellent
Good
Views
Yes
No
No
Indian Racetrack
Moderate
1.60
520
Moderate
Good
Good
Good
Meadows
No
Yes
No
Jumbo Peak
Moderate
6.50
1800
Challenging
Motorized
Good
Good
Views
No
Yes
Yes
Jumbo Peak via Dark Meadows
Moderate
13.00
2100
Difficult
Motorized
Excellent
Good
Views
No
Yes
Yes
Juniper Peak
Moderate
6.50
2011
Challenging
Good
Good
Good
Views
No
Yes
Yes
Layser Cave
Moderate
0.25
100
Easy
Good
Excellent
Good
Cave
Yes
No
No
Lemei Rock
Moderate
7.60
1750
Challenging
Good
Very Good
Good
Views
No
Yes
No
Lily Basin to Hawkeye Point
Moderate
19.00
3600
Very Difficult
Good
Very Good
Good
Views
No
Yes
No
Little Huckleberry Mountain
Moderate
5.40
1780
Challenging
Good
Excellent
Poor
Views
No
Yes
Yes
Mt Margaret via Norway Pass
Moderate
11.40
2400
Difficult
Good
Excellent
Good
Views
Yes
No
No
Nannie Ridge and Sheep Lake Loop
Moderate
14.80
2100
Difficult
Good
Excellent
Good
Views
No
Yes
No
Placid Lake and Chenamus Lake
Moderate
4.40
250
Easy
Good
Very Good
Good
Lakes
No
Yes
No
Shoe Lake
Moderate
15.50
2900
Difficult
Good
Excellent
Good
Lake
Yes
Yes
No
Sleeping Beauty
Moderate
2.80
1400
Difficult
Good
Good
None
Views
No
Yes
Yes
Sunrise Peak
Moderate
4.60
1480
Difficult
Good
Good
Good
Views
No
Yes
Yes
Surprise Lake and Conrad Basin
Moderate
17.00
2700
Very Difficult
Good
Excellent
Good
Lake
No
Yes
No
Table Mountain
Moderate
17.00
3420
Very Difficult
Varies
Excellent
Good
Views
Yes
No
No
Tatoosh Lakes
Moderate
7.00
3750
Very Difficult
Good
Excellent
Good
Lake
No
Yes
No
Aldrich Butte
Heavy
4.00
700
Moderate
Good
Good
None
Views
No
Yes
Yes
Angel Falls and Covel Creek Falls
Heavy
5.00
800
Moderate
Good
Excellent
Good
Waterfalls
No
No
No
Ape Canyon and the Plains of Abraham
Heavy
14.60
2000
Difficult
Good
Excellent
Good
Views
Yes
No
No
Ape Caves Loop
Heavy
2.60
400
Moderate
Varies
Excellent
Varies
Cave
Yes
No
No
Bird Creek Meadows Loop
Heavy
6.50
1000
Moderate
Good
Fair
Good
Meadows
Yes
Yes
No
Coldwater Peak
Heavy
12.20
2000
Difficult
Good
Excellent
Good
Views
Yes
No
No
Cora Lake
Heavy
1.50
300
Easy
Good
Fair
Good
Lake
No
Yes
Yes
Council Bluff
Heavy
3.00
800
Moderate
Motorized
Good
Good
Views
No
NR
Yes
Deep Lake
Heavy
5.50
1200
Moderate
Good
Good
Good
Lake
Yes
Yes
No
Dog Mountain - Red
Heavy
7.00
2650
Less Difficult
Good
Excellent
Good
Views
Yes
No
No
Elk Lake via Cultus Lake and Clear Lake
Heavy
8.60
1700
Challenging
Good
Good
Good
Lakes
Yes
Yes
No
Falls Creek Falls
Heavy
3.40
600
Moderate
Good
Very Good
Good
Waterfalls
No
No
Yes
Glacier View
Heavy
6.00
900
Moderate
Good
Good
Good
Views
No
Yes
No
Goat Lake
Heavy
12.00
2000
Challenging
Good
Excellent
Good
Lake
Yes
Yes
No
Harmony Falls Trail
Heavy
2.00
700
Moderate
Good
Excellent
Good
Lake
Yes
No
No
Harry's Ridge
Heavy
7.80
800
Moderate
Good
Excellent
Good
Views
Yes
No
No
Indian Heaven Lake Loop via Thomas Lake
Heavy
16.50
1500
Difficult
Good
Very Good
Good
Lakes
Yes
Yes
No
Junction Lake via East Crater Trail
Heavy
5.50
700
Moderate
Very Good
Excellent
Very Good
Lakes
No
Yes
No
June Lake
Heavy
2.80
700
Moderate
Good
Good
Fair
Lake
Yes
No
Yes
Killen Creek and High Divide Camp
Heavy
8.20
2300
Difficult
Good
Good
Good
Views
No
Yes
No
Lake Wapiki
Heavy
7.00
1550
Challenging
Good
Very Good
Good
Lake
No
Yes
No
Lava Canyon
Heavy
4.00
800
Moderate
Good
Excellent
Good
Waterfalls
Yes
No
No
Lewis River Falls
Heavy
4.00
100
Easy
Good
Excellent
Good
Waterfalls
Yes
Yes
Yes
Mount Beljica and Lake Christine
Heavy
3.00
1075
Challenging
Good
Excellent
Good
Views
No
Yes
No
Old Snowy Mountain
Heavy
14.20
3630
Very Difficult
Good
Very Good
Good
Views
Yes
Yes
No
Pothole, Bertha May, and Granite Lakes
Heavy
3.00
700
Moderate
Good
Excellent
Good
Lakes
No
Yes
Yes
Silver Star Mountain and Ed's Trail
Heavy
5.20
1400
Challenging
Good
Poor
Good
Views
No
No
No
Siouxon Creek
Heavy
8.40
400
Moderate
Good
Varies
Poor
River
No
NR
NR
Snowgrass Flats Loop
Heavy
13.50
2000
Challenging
Good
Excellent
Good
Wildflowers
Yes
Yes
No
Soda Peaks Lake (short approach)
Heavy
4.40
1300
Challenging
Fair
Very Good
None
Lake
No
Yes
Yes
Tongue Mountain
Heavy
3.40
1000
Moderate
Good
Good
Good
Views
No
NR
NR
Trail of 2 Forests
Heavy
0.30
0
Easy
Good
Excellent
None
Lava Field
Yes
No
No
Dog Mountain - Green
Extreme
7.40
2650
Difficult
Good
Excellent
Good
Views
Yes
No
No
Johnston Ridge Observatory Trail
Extreme
0.50
100
Easy
Paved
Excellent
Excellent
Views
Yes
No
No
Mt St Helens Climb
Restricted
10.05
4450
Very Difficult
Varies
Good
Poor
Views
Yes
No
No
Hike Name
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Usage
Miles
Elevation
Change
Difficulty
Trail
Conditions
Trail
Access
Signage
Features
Forest
Pass
Horses
Mountain
Bikes