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| | Packwood Lake Trail is a long drive away from Hood River, but there's brilliant natural beauty waiting here for you along it. There are so many fine hiking and backpacking trails for hiking in Washington; one of these is Packwood Lake Trail in Lewis County. Each one of the many hiking and backpacking trails of Washington has something unique to offer. Here in Washington hiking is a nice way to spend some time. This is a one trailhead wilderness trail, so you'll be backcountry backpacking it in and back out. Keep in mind that this is a long wilderness |
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hiking trail, so make sure you bring plenty of supplies. At Packwood Lake Trail during the summertime months highs are in the 70's, and throughout the night it cools down to the 40's. The wintertime comes with highs in the 30's; overnight lows at Packwood Lake Trail throughout
| | the wintertime ordinarily sink into the 20's. Backcountry backpacking here in the Northern Cascade Range is a very wonderful way to see these summits. This wilderness trail is a very long wilderness trail having an average number of uphill miles which makes this a very tough hiking and backpacking trail for advanced backcountry trekkers looking for a brilliant challenge. There's not much difference in elevation along the hiking trail which means the conditions are about the same from start to finish. This is a vicinity covered with lots of hiking and backpacking | |
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trails. Now, this is roughly a 1.5-day hike, so make sure you've got all your overnight gear packed. This wilderness trail has a total elevation difference of 384 feet which is lower than average. Washington has lots of outdoors pursuits. Being 11.4 miles long; it's a long hiking
trail. You can't spend all your time indoors you need to get out once in a while, and if you happen to be in Lewis County of Washington, Packwood Lake Trail is a perfect local hiking and backpacking trail for doing a bit of leg stretching. All the water falling down from the sky
makes Packwood Lake Trail a wet location; January is the month that gets the most snow, and July meanwhile is the driest month. And keep in mind that there could be temporary safety restrictions in spot.
Briefly about the general area:
So many amusing things in the
Northern Cascade Range, just mind-boggling. Big Bottom is in close proximity to Packwood Lake Trail and is positively a good place to stop by, and Packwood Lake Trail is nice enough to spend more than a day at, River Bar Campground is a nice local campground. And that's not all
the things you can do here in the Northern Cascade Range. Lily Basin is right here at Packwood Lake Trail.
If you're here at Packwood Lake Trail, you could have a look at Upper Lake Creek, and get yourself into a kayak and hit Cowlitz River. Why not explore nearby Lost Creek
while you're here at Packwood Lake Trail, and a spree to Grant Purcell Falls will fill your spirit with wonderful feelings. The beauty of mother nature reveals herself at Jennings Falls; a perfect spot to camp here at Packwood Lake Trail is Hatchery RV Campground.
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there is plenty already, but it keeps on going; Packwood Lake Trail has it all. Packwood Dam is not far at all from Packwood Lake Trail, and if you come at the right time of year, Cowlitz River - Clear Fork offers some great whitewater.
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Location of Trailhead: Latitude 46.6075, Longitude -121.6275
- - Directions and Road Map
Total in and out hiking length = 11.4 miles
Total climbing distance = 5.3 miles
Difficulty : Difficult
Casual Hiking Pace:
1.5 days
Fast Hiking Pace:
7 hours
Total elevation difference: 384 feet
Kings Valu Inn, Enumclaw
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39 miles away
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Econo Lodge Buckley, Buckley
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41 miles away
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| These outdoors activities are available near Packwood Lake Trail. |
| | Trails Near Packwood Lake Trail:
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Five Thousand Thirty Trail, Lewis County
County
, 1 miles away, 4.2 hiking miles, 897 feet elevation difference |
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Three Peaks Trail, Lewis County
County
, 2 miles away, 7.6 hiking miles, 1240 feet elevation difference |
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Glacier Lake Trail, Lewis County
County
, 3 miles away, 3.2 hiking miles, 974 feet elevation difference |
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Angry Mountain Trail, Lewis County
County
, 4 miles away, 14.4 hiking miles, 3575 feet elevation difference |
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Backbone Ridge Trail, Lewis County
County
, 5 miles away, 2.4 hiking miles, 1833 feet elevation difference |
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Jordan Creek Trail, Lewis County
County
, 5 miles away, 9.2 hiking miles, 3156 feet elevation difference |
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South Point Trail, Lewis County
County
, 6 miles away, 6.4 hiking miles, 3402 feet elevation difference |
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| | Whitewater Near Packwood Lake Trail:
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Cowlitz River, Lewis County
County
, 5 miles away, Class II - 7.6 miles long (La Wis Wis Campground to Packwood) |
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Cowlitz River - Clear Fork, Lewis County
County
, 5 miles away, Class V+ - 5 miles long (Lava Creek to La Wis Wis Campground) |
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Johnson Creek, Lewis County
County
, 5 miles away, Class V - 7.7 miles long (Glacier Creek to Highway 12) |
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Ohanepecosh River, Lewis County
County
, 5 miles away, Class V - 4.7 miles long (Ohanepecosh Campground to La Wis Wis Campground) |
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Cowlitz River - Muddy Fork, Lewis County
County
, 6 miles away, Class V - 5 miles long (to Cowlitz River) |
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| | Hotels Near Packwood Lake Trail:
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Kings Valu Inn, Enumclaw
, 39 miles away |
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Econo Lodge Buckley, Buckley
, 41 miles away |
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Howard Johnson Snoqualmie/Summit, Snoqualmie Pass
, 41 miles away |
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Comfort Suites Hood River, Hood River
, 42 miles away |
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Best Western Hood River Inn, Hood River
, 42 miles away |
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