Washington hiking trails - Little Baldy Trail, Northern Cascade Range, Skamania County

   
  Ok, you've been cooped up too long, time to get out in the outdoors a bit, and Little Baldy Trail in Skamania County, Washington is a wonderful location to go. Little Baldy Trail is situated a quite long trip from Hood River, but it sure is a a wonderful great outdoors trail. Every Washington backcountry trail is worth trekking. There are two trailheads to chose from, one in each end, so if you can get a ride from someone, you can backcountry walk it just one way. Throughout the long summer days at Little Baldy Trail highs are ordinarily in the 80's.
    All through the dark hours of summer temperatures plunge down into the 40's. All through the wintertime the highs are commonly in the 30's, and night lows in the 20's for Little Baldy Trail. Little Baldy Trail is quite long, so don't forget to pack enough supplies. While visiting
this area in Washington it's a great idea to go backcountry backpacking too. Little Baldy Trail sees pretty high levels of rainfall; the month with most of the snow is December while July is the month with the least amount of precipitation. There's not much difference in elevation along the trail, so you won’t have to worry about different climate zones along your backcountry trek. Here in the glorious state of Washington trekking is the glorious thing to do. The length of Little Baldy Trail is about average with an average amount of climbing distance which  
makes this a very tough great outdoors trail for advanced backcountry hikers looking for an outstanding challenge. You should count on this hike taking about 6 hours, but of course some people walk a bit slower and some a bit faster. At parts of the year this area sees very little rain, so do check for current fire restrictions before you go if you plan to bring a stove or make a camp fire. There are backcountry trails all over Washington, and Little Baldy Trail in Skamania County is one of them. And keep in mind that there could be temporary safety restrictions in place. This is just one of a large number of great outdoors trails in this area. The total elevation difference for Little Baldy Trail is 1,003 feet, and that is about average. Hiking here in the Northern Cascade Range is the best way to enjoy these hills. With its 7 miles of walking distance it's an average length trail.

Briefly about the general area:
Elk Meadows RV Park is a good campground nearby. So many entertaining things to do here in the Northern Cascade Range, too great to be true. In the event that you don't mind getting covered with water, you can always go whitewater paddling on White Salmon River; needless to say, A journey to McIlroy Saddle is always fun.
If you came for an overnight stay Ice Cave Campground is a magnificent site to camp, and it's a great idea to pop by Middle Fork Buck Creek. This is a popular site for folks from Hood River, and if you're here, you could take a look at North Fork Buck Creek.

Location of Trailhead 1: Latitude 45.8566, Longitude -121.5961
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Location of Trailhead 2: Latitude 45.8921, Longitude -121.5735
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Trailhead 1 to Trailhead 2:
Total hiking length = 3.5 miles
Total climbing distance = 1.3 miles
Difficulty : Medium
Casual Hiking Pace: 3 hours
Fast Hiking Pace: 1.5 hours

Trailhead 2 to Trailhead 1:
Total hiking length = 3.5 miles
Total climbing distance = 1.6 miles
Difficulty : Medium
Casual Hiking Pace: 3 hours
Fast Hiking Pace: 2 hours
    Trailhead 1 back to Trailhead 1:
Total hiking length = 7 miles
Total climbing distance = 2.9 miles
Difficulty : Difficult
Casual Hiking Pace: 6 hours
Fast Hiking Pace: 4 hours

Trailhead 2 back to Trailhead 2:
Total hiking length = 7 miles
Total climbing distance = 2.9 miles
Difficulty : Difficult
Casual Hiking Pace: 6 hours
Fast Hiking Pace: 4 hours

Total elevation difference: 1003 feet


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 Trails Near Little Baldy Trail:
Little White Salmon Trail, Klickitat County County , 1 miles away, 0.9 hiking miles, 1325 feet elevation difference
Oklahoma Trail, Skamania County County , 4 miles away, 2.4 hiking miles, 935 feet elevation difference
Nestor Peak Trail, Skamania County County , 4 miles away, 2.1 hiking miles, 1755 feet elevation difference
Lusk Creek Trail, Skamania County County , 6 miles away, 1.3 hiking miles, 780 feet elevation difference
Cougar Way, Skamania County County , 7 miles away,  8.2 hiking miles, 1608 feet elevation difference
Little Huckleberry Trail, Skamania County County , 7 miles away,  6.8 hiking miles, 3162 feet elevation difference
 Camp Grounds Near Little Baldy Trail:
Ice Cave Campground, Skamania County, 5 miles away
Elk Meadows RV Park, Trout Lake, 7 miles away
Adams Fork - Gifford Pinchot National Forest, Randle, 7 miles away
Trout Lake Creek Campground, Skamania County, 8 miles away
Sunset RV Park, Hood River, 9 miles away
 Whitewater Near Little Baldy Trail:
White Salmon River, Klickitat County County , 6 miles away, Class V - 4.9 miles long (Green Truss Bridge to BZ Corners)
White Salmon River, Klickitat County County , 6 miles away, Class III+(V) - 7 miles long (BZ Corner to Buck Creek)
White Salmon River, Klickitat County County , 7 miles away, Class IV-V - 5.1 miles long (Warner Road Bridge to Green Truss Bridge)
Little White Salmon River, Skamania County County , 7 miles away, Class IV-V+ - 5.5 miles long (Willard to Columbia River)
White Salmon River, Klickitat County County , 7 miles away, Class -blank- - 5 miles long (Buck Creek to Columbia River)
 National Parks Near Little Baldy Trail:
Mount Rainier National Park, Ashford - WA , 50 miles away
 Hotels Near Little Baldy Trail:
Comfort Suites Hood River, Hood River , 9 miles away
Best Western Hood River Inn, Hood River , 10 miles away
Skamania Lodge, Stevenson , 24 miles away
Best Western Columbia River Inn, Cascade Locks , 24 miles away
Cousins Country Inn, The Dalles , 29 miles away

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