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| | 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. |
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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 | |
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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.
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Location of Trailhead 1: Latitude 45.8566, Longitude -121.5961
- - Directions and Road Map
Location of Trailhead 2: Latitude 45.8921, Longitude -121.5735
- - Directions and Road Map
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
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Total elevation difference: 1003 feet
Comfort Suites Hood River, Hood River
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9 miles away
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Best Western Hood River Inn, Hood River
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10 miles away
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| | Trails Near Little Baldy Trail:
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Little White Salmon Trail, Klickitat County
County
, 1 miles away, 0.9 hiking miles, 1325 feet elevation difference |
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Oklahoma Trail, Skamania County
County
, 4 miles away, 2.4 hiking miles, 935 feet elevation difference |
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Nestor Peak Trail, Skamania County
County
, 4 miles away, 2.1 hiking miles, 1755 feet elevation difference |
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Lusk Creek Trail, Skamania County
County
, 6 miles away, 1.3 hiking miles, 780 feet elevation difference |
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Cougar Way, Skamania County
County
, 7 miles away, 8.2 hiking miles, 1608 feet elevation difference |
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Little Huckleberry Trail, Skamania County
County
, 7 miles away, 6.8 hiking miles, 3162 feet elevation difference |
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| | Whitewater Near Little Baldy Trail:
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White Salmon River, Klickitat County
County
, 6 miles away, Class V - 4.9 miles long (Green Truss Bridge to BZ Corners) |
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White Salmon River, Klickitat County
County
, 6 miles away, Class III+(V) - 7 miles long (BZ Corner to Buck Creek) |
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White Salmon River, Klickitat County
County
, 7 miles away, Class IV-V - 5.1 miles long (Warner Road Bridge to Green Truss Bridge) |
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Little White Salmon River, Skamania County
County
, 7 miles away, Class IV-V+ - 5.5 miles long (Willard to Columbia River) |
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White Salmon River, Klickitat County
County
, 7 miles away, Class -blank- - 5 miles long (Buck Creek to Columbia River) |
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| | Hotels Near Little Baldy Trail:
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Comfort Suites Hood River, Hood River
, 9 miles away |
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Best Western Hood River Inn, Hood River
, 10 miles away |
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Skamania Lodge, Stevenson
, 24 miles away |
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Best Western Columbia River Inn, Cascade Locks
, 24 miles away |
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Cousins Country Inn, The Dalles
, 29 miles away |
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