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| | No chance of getting bored in Washington if you like the outdoors. When was the last time you got out in the wilderness a bit? Lusk Creek Trail in Skamania County, Washington is a magnificent place to go. It's a long trip from Hood River to Lusk Creek Trail, but it is a really fine hiking and backpacking trail. Brilliant backpacking and hiking trails in Washington are in abundance, and Lusk Creek Trail in Skamania County is one of them. Being 2.6 miles long it's a short trail. Don’t forget to check for any current restrictions or closures before you |
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go. Lusk Creek Trail sees pretty high levels of rainfall; through the month of December you get the most snow around here, and July meanwhile is the driest month. These trails here in the Northern Cascade Range are a very good way to see these mountains. When you're here in Washington
| | backcountry backpacking along one of its backpacking and hiking trails is always an enjoyable thing to do. This is one of a very small number of backpacking and hiking trails in this vicinity. The trail stays roughly within the same elevation zone the whole time, so you get pretty much the same conditions along the whole trail. This trail is not that long but you should still bring some emergency supplies just in case something happens. At Lusk Creek Trail during the long summer days highs are in the 80's. When the night sets in temperatures sink down into | |
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the 40's. All through the wintertime this place gets highs in the 30's with temperatures at Lusk Creek Trail dipping down into the 20's throughout winter nights. This backcountry hike shouldn't take more than 2.5 hours, but of course some folks walk a bit slower and some a bit
faster. Lusk Creek Trail has two trailheads which means you have the option of backcountry hiking it one way if you have someone to pick you up at the other end. This great outdoors trail has a total elevation difference of 780 feet which is lower than average. Each backpacking
and hiking trail in Washington is different from the others. Lusk Creek Trail is a very short trail with an average amount of climbing distance which makes this backpacking and hiking trail great for the average hiker looking for an amusing adventure.
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But wait, there's more exciting things to do in the Northern Cascade Range. Lusk Creek Trail is great enough to spend more than a day at, Smoky Creek Campground is a great local campground. There's so much to do here at Lusk Creek Trail that you need to camp here for a while, Ice Cave Campground is a wonderful site for that; you'll in all probability meet some folks from Hood River here.
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Location of Trailhead 1: Latitude 45.9214, Longitude -121.6561
- - Directions and Road Map
Location of Trailhead 2: Latitude 45.9358, Longitude -121.6597
- - Directions and Road Map
Trailhead 1 to Trailhead 2:
Total hiking length = 1.3 miles
Total climbing distance = .4 miles
Difficulty : Easy
Casual Hiking Pace:
1 hours
Fast Hiking Pace:
.5 hours
Trailhead 2 to Trailhead 1:
Total hiking length = 1.3 miles
Total climbing distance = .7 miles
Difficulty : Medium
Casual Hiking Pace:
1 hours
Fast Hiking Pace:
.5 hours
| | Trailhead 1 back to Trailhead 1:
Total hiking length = 2.6 miles
Total climbing distance = 1.1 miles
Difficulty : Medium
Casual Hiking Pace:
2.5 hours
Fast Hiking Pace:
1.5 hours
Trailhead 2 back to Trailhead 2:
Total hiking length = 2.6 miles
Total climbing distance = 1.1 miles
Difficulty : Medium
Casual Hiking Pace:
2.5 hours
Fast Hiking Pace:
1.5 hours
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Total elevation difference: 780 feet
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| These outdoors activities are available near Lusk Creek Trail. |
| | Trails Near Lusk Creek Trail:
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Cougar Way, Skamania County
County
, 2 miles away, 8.2 hiking miles, 1608 feet elevation difference |
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Oklahoma Trail, Skamania County
County
, 2 miles away, 2.4 hiking miles, 935 feet elevation difference |
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Little Huckleberry Trail, Skamania County
County
, 3 miles away, 6.8 hiking miles, 3162 feet elevation difference |
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| | Hotels Near Lusk Creek Trail:
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Meredith Gorge Motel, Hood River
, 12 miles away |
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Vagabond Lodge, Hood River
, 13 miles away |
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Columbia Gorge Hotel, Hood River
, 13 miles away |
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Red Carpet Inn, Hood River
, 13 miles away |
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Comfort Suites Hood River, Hood River
, 13 miles away |
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14 miles away
