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