Washington hiking trails - Pompey Peak Trail, Northern Cascade Range, Lewis County

   
  Pompey Peak Trail is a hiking and backpacking trail relatively far from Hood River, but when you hike it you're always having a glorious time. Backpacking in Washington is a splendid idea. We all need to get out in the fresh air once in a while, and Pompey Peak Trail in Lewis County, Washington is a glorious pick. Washington is a glorious site for outdoors folks. Pompey Peak Trail has a total elevation difference of 3,836 feet which is a higher than average number. Please follow all local rules about fires and camping. The length of Pompey Peak Trail
    is about average having an average number of uphill miles which makes it a wonderful wilderness trail for experienced backcountry walkers in delightful shape. All the water falling down from the sky makes Pompey Peak Trail a wet place; the wettest month of the year is ordinarily
December, that's the one that snows the most while July is the month with the least amount of precipitation. Trails like this one here in the Northern Cascade Range are a really brilliant way to spend quality time in the outdoors. Pompey Peak Trail is a one trailhead backpacking trail, so you're looking at an in and out backcountry walk. Different parts of this backpacking and hiking trail are at very different elevations, so keep in mind that you may need to dress differently at different elevations. This is a neighborhood covered with lots of wilderness  
trails. During the summer months here at Pompey Peak Trail, high temperatures mostly get into the 70's. All through the dark hours of summer temperatures drop down into the 40's. All through the winter highs are in the 30's while the cold winter nights at Pompey Peak Trail are in the 20's. This is a long backcountry trail, so do pack enough food to last the whole trip. Washington has plenty of pleasant wilderness hiking trails; Pompey Peak Trail in Lewis County is one of them. This backcountry trek shouldn't take more than 6 hours, but of course some people walk a bit slower and some a bit faster. With its 7 miles of walking distance it's an average length backpacking and hiking trail. Each wilderness hiking trail in Washington has its own character.

Briefly about the general area:
Mount Rainier National Park is a very good spot to have a look at close to Pompey Peak Trail, and there's some flowing water close by, Garrett Creek is a stream you can stop at while you're here. The beauty of mother nature reveals herself at Kilborn Spring, and you can run the rapids of Yellowjacket Creek.
That right there is loads of fun things already but it goes on, the Northern Cascade Range has it all. Get your heart beating on the brilliant whitewater of Cispus River; Maple Leaf Campground is a pleasant campground nearby. Burton Creek is near Pompey Peak Trail and is always a joy to pop by, and Naco West is a good local campground. This place, Pompey Peak Trail, it just has so much outdoors cool stuff.

Location of Trailhead: Latitude 46.5198, Longitude -121.7955
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Total in and out hiking length = 7 miles

Total climbing distance = 2.8 miles

Difficulty : Difficult

Casual Hiking Pace: 6 hours

Fast Hiking Pace: 4 hours

Total elevation difference: 3836 feet


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 Trails Near Pompey Peak Trail:
Klickitat Trail, Lewis County County , 3 miles away,  4.2 hiking miles, 1263 feet elevation difference
Davis Mountain Trail, Lewis County County , 3 miles away, 6.7 hiking miles, 3121 feet elevation difference
Willame Trail, Lewis County County , 4 miles away, 3.5 hiking miles, 921 feet elevation difference
Purcell Mountain Trail, Lewis County County , 5 miles away, 8.5 hiking miles, 5050 feet elevation difference
Dry Creek Trail, Lewis County County , 5 miles away, 6.4 hiking miles, 5447 feet elevation difference
 Camp Grounds Near Pompey Peak Trail:
Naco West, Randle, 1 miles away
Maple Leaf Campground, Lewis County, 3 miles away
Atkisson - Gifford Pinchot National Forest, Randle, 8 miles away
Beaver Campground - Gifford Pinchot National Forest, Randle, 8 miles away
Big Creek - Gifford Pinchot National Forest, Randle, 8 miles away
 Whitewater Near Pompey Peak Trail:
Cispus River, Lewis County County , 5 miles away, Class III+(IV) - 9.5 miles long (FR 23 Bridge to FR 28 Bridge)
Yellowjacket Creek, Skamania/Lewis County County , 6 miles away, Class IV - 5.2 miles long (Veta Creek to Cispus River confluence)
Cispus River - North Fork, Lewis County County , 6 miles away, Class IV-V - 2.7 miles long (FR 22 Bridge to North Fork Campground)
Skate Creek, Lewis County County , 8 miles away, Class III+ - 3.1 miles long (Johnson Creek to Craig Road)
McCoy Creek, Lewis County County , 9 miles away, Class V - 7.8 miles long (milepost 8 to Yellowjacket Creek)
 National Parks Near Pompey Peak Trail:
Mount Rainier National Park, Ashford - WA , 18 miles away
 Hotels Near Pompey Peak Trail:
Kings Valu Inn, Enumclaw , 35 miles away
Econo Lodge Buckley, Buckley , 36 miles away
Rodeway Inn Stevenson, Stevenson , 39 miles away
Skamania Lodge, Stevenson , 40 miles away
Columbia Gorge Motel, Cascade Locks , 41 miles away
 Lakes Near Pompey Peak Trail
Lone Tree Lake, Lewis County , 4 miles away
Willame Lake, Lewis County , 4 miles away

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