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| | You can't spend all your time indoors you need to get out once in a while, and Round The Mountain Trail in Skamania County, Washington is an outstanding place to go. There are plenty of backpacking and hiking trails in Washington; each one of them has its own character. There are many brilliant backpacking and hiking trails in Washington; Round The Mountain Trail in Skamania County is one of them. Throughout the warm days of summer at Round The Mountain Trail temperatures are usually in the 70's. When the night sets in temperatures fall down into the |
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50's. For the duration of the winter this spot gets highs in the 40's; after the sun is down during the winter temperatures at Round The Mountain Trail fall into the 20's. The backpacking trail stays roughly within the same elevation zone the whole time, so you get pretty much
| | the same conditions along the whole backpacking trail. This backcountry trail is many miles long having an average number of uphill miles which makes it a wonderful hiking trail for experienced walkers in tremendous shape. Going for a backcountry hike here in Washington is always a cool thing to do. This is just one of a large number of hiking trails in this vicinity. This is a long great outdoors trail, so don't forget to pack enough supplies. A long journey separates Hood River from Round The Mountain Trail, but It's always exciting to trek here. Don’t | |
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forget to check for any current restrictions or closures before you go. This is a one trailhead hiking trail, so you'll be backpacking it in and back out. Of course, this is an overnight trek, 2.5 days normally, so make sure you've got all your overnight gear packed. The high level
of precipitation makes Round The Mountain Trail a pretty wet spot; December is the wettest month with most rain, and the driest month is July. Being 15.4 miles long; it's longer than many backpacking trails. This hiking trail has a total elevation difference of 977 feet which is
lower than average. Washington is a good outdoors state. Backcountry trekking here in the Northern Cascade Range is a really perfect way to spend quality time in nature.
Briefly about the general area:
A great place for whitewater paddling right next door to Round The
Mountain Trail is Trout Lake Creek; Green Canyon is a tremendous place to spend some time. But wait, there's more amusing stuff to do in the Northern Cascade Range. Shorthorn Creek is a pretty stream that is worth taking a look at, and do set aside some time for Bird Creek Meadows
since you're here at Round The Mountain Trail.
Not enough hours in a day to enjoy the Northern Cascade Range. A pleasant spree to Madcat Meadow is a perfect way to spend an afternoon. A visit to Round The Mountain Trail wouldn't be complete without taking a look at Cold Springs,
and why not visit nearby Crofton Creek if you're here at Round The Mountain Trail. Man, is there a heap of entertaining stuff to do right next door to Round The Mountain Trail. There's so much to do here at Round The Mountain Trail that you need to camp here for a while, Morrison
Creek Campground is a great location for that, and the beauty of mother nature reveals herself at Crooked Creek Falls.
You'll need more than a day to discover everything Round The Mountain Trail has to offer, you can camp at Cold Springs Campground; you can run the rapids of White Salmon River.
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Location of Trailhead: Latitude 46.1403, Longitude -121.4384
- - Directions and Road Map
Total in and out hiking length = 15.4 miles
Total climbing distance = 7.2 miles
Difficulty : Difficult
Casual Hiking Pace:
2.5 days
Fast Hiking Pace:
1.5 days
Total elevation difference: 977 feet
Best Western Hood River Inn, Hood River
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21 miles away
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Comfort Suites Hood River, Hood River
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22 miles away
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More Hotels and Campgrounds Near Round The Mountain Trail, Northern Cascade Range, Skamania County, Washington
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| These outdoors activities are available near Round The Mountain Trail. |
| | Trails Near Round The Mountain Trail:
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Highline Trail, Yakima County
County
, 4 miles away, 14 hiking miles, 2264 feet elevation difference |
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Divide Camp Trail, Skamania County
County
, 7 miles away, 5.2 hiking miles, 1465 feet elevation difference |
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Table Mountain Trail, Skamania County
County
, 13 miles away, 5.3 hiking miles, 2007 feet elevation difference |
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Little White Salmon Trail, Klickitat County
County
, 14 miles away, 0.9 hiking miles, 1325 feet elevation difference |
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Little Baldy Trail, Skamania County
County
, 15 miles away, 3.5 hiking miles, 1003 feet elevation difference |
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Oklahoma Trail, Skamania County
County
, 15 miles away, 2.4 hiking miles, 935 feet elevation difference |
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Lusk Creek Trail, Skamania County
County
, 16 miles away, 1.3 hiking miles, 780 feet elevation difference |
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| | Whitewater Near Round The Mountain Trail:
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White Salmon River, Skamania County
County
, 7 miles away, Class III-IV(V) - 8.4 miles long (Cascade Creek to Trout Lake) |
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Trout Lake Creek, Skamania/Klickitat County
County
, 8 miles away, Class II-IV - 2.8 miles long (Trout Lake to White Salmon River) |
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White Salmon River, Klickitat County
County
, 11 miles away, Class IV-V - 5.1 miles long (Warner Road Bridge to Green Truss Bridge) |
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White Salmon River, Klickitat County
County
, 13 miles away, Class V - 4.9 miles long (Green Truss Bridge to BZ Corners) |
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Cispus River, Lewis County
County
, 14 miles away, Class V - 4 miles long (Goat Creek to FR 2160) |
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| | Hotels Near Round The Mountain Trail:
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Best Western Hood River Inn, Hood River
, 21 miles away |
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Comfort Suites Hood River, Hood River
, 22 miles away |
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Cousins Country Inn, The Dalles
, 33 miles away |
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The Dalles Super 8 Motel, The Dalles
, 34 miles away |
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The Dalles Inn, The Dalles
, 34 miles away |
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34 miles away
