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| | There are numerous wilderness hiking trails in Washington, and each one is worth trekking. You'll have to go far from Hood River to get to Cougar Way, but it is a really great backpacking trail. Backcountry hiking here in Washington is something that is always fun to do. The length of Cougar Way is about average with an average amount of climbing distance which makes this backpacking and hiking trail fine for hard core backpackers looking for adventure. Keep in mind that this is a long great outdoors hiking trail, so make sure you bring plenty of supplies. |
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The pretty great outdoors hiking trails of the Northern Cascade Range are a very perfect way to see these summits. Please follow all local rules about fires and camping. This is a region covered with lots of backpacking and hiking trails. Washington is a good outdoors state. There
| | are many good wilderness hiking trails in Washington; Cougar Way in Skamania County is one of them. Cougar Way is a quite wet location typically with a good deal of rainfall; December is the wettest month with most snow while July is the month with the least amount of precipitation. Being 8.2 miles long it's a mid length backcountry trek. Some parts of this wilderness trail are much higher up than other parts of the wilderness trail, and that means that some parts of the wilderness trail could be very different from other parts of it. The total elevation difference | |
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for this backcountry hiking trail is 1,608 feet, and that is about average. High temperatures at Cougar Way all through the months of summer are in the 80's. When the night sets in temperatures drop down into the 40's. The cold days of the wintertime come with highs in the 30's
with winter lows in the 20's overnight here at Cougar Way. Cougar Way is a one trailhead backcountry hiking trail, so in and out is the way to walk it normally. You should count on this backcountry hike taking about 7.5 hours, but of course some people walk a bit slower and some
a bit faster. We all need to get out in the wilderness once in a while, and Cougar Way in Skamania County, Washington is a really great place to spend some time.
Briefly about the general area:
You just can't envision the amount of outdoors enjoyable things the area
in the vicinity of Cougar Way has to offer. Ice Cave Campground is a fine local campground. Just can't get enough of the Northern Cascade Range. Get soaked paddling on Little White Salmon River, and Big Trench is a striking location any time of year.
North Fork Berry Creek
is a glorious location to check out, and if you're visiting from Hood River, you won't be the only one. Visit South Fork Berry Creek if you're here at Cougar Way; a pleasant journey to South Prairie is a pleasant way to spend an afternoon. Forlorn Lakes Campground is a splendid campground nearby, and soar down the rapids of White Salmon River in a kayak.
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Location of Trailhead: Latitude 45.9212, Longitude -121.6557
- - Directions and Road Map
Total in and out hiking length = 8.2 miles
Total climbing distance = 3.8 miles
Difficulty : Difficult
Casual Hiking Pace:
7.5 hours
Fast Hiking Pace:
5 hours
Total elevation difference: 1608 feet
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| These outdoors activities are available near Cougar Way. |
| | Trails Near Cougar Way:
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Little Huckleberry Trail, Skamania County
County
, 1 miles away, 6.8 hiking miles, 3162 feet elevation difference |
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Lusk Creek Trail, Skamania County
County
, 2 miles away, 1.3 hiking miles, 780 feet elevation difference |
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Oklahoma Trail, Skamania County
County
, 3 miles away, 2.4 hiking miles, 935 feet elevation difference |
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Nestor Peak Trail, Skamania County
County
, 5 miles away, 2.1 hiking miles, 1755 feet elevation difference |
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East Crater Trail, Skamania County
County
, 6 miles away, 11.2 hiking miles, 1609 feet elevation difference |
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Little White Salmon Trail, Klickitat County
County
, 7 miles away, 0.9 hiking miles, 1325 feet elevation difference |
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Little Baldy Trail, Skamania County
County
, 7 miles away, 3.5 hiking miles, 1003 feet elevation difference |
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| | Whitewater Near Cougar Way:
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Little White Salmon River, Skamania County
County
, 8 miles away, Class IV-V+ - 5.5 miles long (Willard to Columbia River) |
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White Salmon River, Skamania County
County
, 11 miles away, Class III-IV(V) - 8.4 miles long (Cascade Creek to Trout Lake) |
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White Salmon River, Klickitat County
County
, 12 miles away, Class V - 4.9 miles long (Green Truss Bridge to BZ Corners) |
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Trout Lake Creek, Skamania/Klickitat County
County
, 12 miles away, Class II-IV - 2.8 miles long (Trout Lake to White Salmon River) |
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White Salmon River, Klickitat County
County
, 12 miles away, Class III+(V) - 7 miles long (BZ Corner to Buck Creek) |
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| | Hotels Near Cougar Way:
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Comfort Suites Hood River, Hood River
, 13 miles away |
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Best Western Hood River Inn, Hood River
, 15 miles away |
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Rodeway Inn Stevenson, Stevenson
, 17 miles away |
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Skamania Lodge, Stevenson
, 19 miles away |
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Columbia Gorge Motel, Cascade Locks
, 19 miles away |
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17 miles away
