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