Washington hiking trails - Saint Helens Way, Northern Cascade Range, Skamania County

   
  Trekking here in Washington is the perfect thing to do. It's a long tour from Longview-Kelso to Saint Helens Way, but backpacking it is splendid merriment any time. There are plenty of trails in Washington; each one of them is different from the others. The great outdoors trail stays roughly within the same elevation zone the whole time which means the conditions are about the same from start to finish. Hiking trails are perfect and plentiful in Washington; one of them being Saint Helens Way in Skamania County. This is a wilderness hiking trail that is
    quite long, so don't forget to pack enough supplies. Washington has so much to offer the outdoors lovers. The length of this great outdoors trail is on the longer side having an average number of uphill miles which makes it a nice wilderness hiking trail for experienced backcountry
trekkers in fine shape. This backcountry hike should take you about 2 days, so make sure you've got all your overnight gear packed. Saint Helens Way has a total elevation difference of 1,114 feet, and that is about average. When was the last time you got out in the great outdoors a bit? Saint Helens Way in Skamania County, Washington is the great outdoors at its best. Don’t forget to check for any current restrictions or closures before you go. Saint Helens Way is 12 miles long; it's considered a longer walk. Summertime highs at Saint Helens Way typically  
tend to be in the 70's; the nighttime is a bit chillier of course, typically in the 50's. The wintertime brings highs down to the 40's; winter nights come with lows in the 30's to Saint Helens Way. Saint Helens Way is a wet place that gets a large amount of precipitation; during the month of December you get the most rain around here, and the driest of the months is July. Trekking here in the Northern Cascade Range is a very tremendous way to see these summits. This is just one of a large number of wilderness hiking trails in this region. This wilderness hiking trail has two trailheads, so backcountry backpacking it one way is an option if you can arrange for a ride back.

Briefly about the general area:
If you came to camp Beaver Bay Campground is a perfect site to do that; if you come at the right time of year, Siouxon Creek offers some tremendous whitewater. Don’t forget to pop by Plains of Abraham since you're here at Saint Helens Way; there are some perfect whitewater spots on Muddy River.
This location, the Northern Cascade Range, has so much outdoors fun things. The beauty of mother nature reveals herself at Loowit Falls; Swift Creek is one of the streams close by that might be worth taking a look at. There's some flowing water close by, West Fork Swift Creek is a stream you can check out while you're here, and if you're here why not pop by The Breach. And if you're still looking for more outdoors entertaining things just keep reading. A nice site like Sugar Bowl here at Saint Helens Way is too pleasant to miss; don't leave Saint Helens Way without first paying a visit to Kalama Spring.
So many enjoyable things to do in the Northern Cascade Range, not enough time. There's so much to do here at Saint Helens Way that you need to camp here for a while, Cougar Park is a splendid site for that.

Location of Trailhead 1: Latitude 46.1412, Longitude -122.1205
- - Directions and Road Map

Location of Trailhead 2: Latitude 46.1383, Longitude -122.2201
- - Directions and Road Map


Trailhead 1 to Trailhead 2:
Total hiking length = 6 miles
Total climbing distance = 2.8 miles
Difficulty : Difficult
Casual Hiking Pace: 5.5 hours
Fast Hiking Pace: 3 hours

Trailhead 2 to Trailhead 1:
Total hiking length = 6 miles
Total climbing distance = 2.8 miles
Difficulty : Difficult
Casual Hiking Pace: 5.5 hours
Fast Hiking Pace: 3 hours
    Trailhead 1 back to Trailhead 1:
Total hiking length = 12 miles
Total climbing distance = 5.6 miles
Difficulty : Difficult
Casual Hiking Pace: 2 days
Fast Hiking Pace: 7 hours

Trailhead 2 back to Trailhead 2:
Total hiking length = 12 miles
Total climbing distance = 5.6 miles
Difficulty : Difficult
Casual Hiking Pace: 2 days
Fast Hiking Pace: 7 hours

Total elevation difference: 1114 feet


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 Trails Near Saint Helens Way:
Pine Creek Trail, Skamania County County , 5 miles away, 7 hiking miles, 2561 feet elevation difference
Smith Creek Trail, Skamania County County , 5 miles away,  6.2 hiking miles, 2573 feet elevation difference
Toutle River Trail, Cowlitz County County , 6 miles away,  19.4 hiking miles, 1678 feet elevation difference
Coldwater Trail, Skamania County County , 8 miles away,  10.6 hiking miles, 3233 feet elevation difference
Independence Pass Interpretive Trail, Skamania County County , 9 miles away, 1.5 hiking miles, 382 feet elevation difference
Siouxon Trail, Skamania County County , 9 miles away, 4.8 hiking miles, 1860 feet elevation difference
Smith Creek Butte Trail, Skamania County County , 9 miles away, 2.2 hiking miles, 1525 feet elevation difference
 Camp Grounds Near Saint Helens Way:
Cougar Park, Cougar, 7 miles away
Beaver Bay Campground, Cowlitz County, 8 miles away
Lone Fir Resort Motel and RV Park, Cougar, 9 miles away
Cougar RV Park, Cougar, 9 miles away
Merrill Lake Campground, Cowlitz County, 10 miles away
 Whitewater Near Saint Helens Way:
Siouxon Creek, Clark County County , 9 miles away, Class III-V - 12 miles long (Calamity Creek to Yale Reservoir)
Muddy River, Skamania County County , 10 miles away, Class II-III(IV) - 5.5 miles long (FR 25 Bridge to Lewis North Fork)
Canyon Creek - Lewis River Tributary, Cowlitz/Skamania County County , 12 miles away, Class IV-V - 8.2 miles long (Twin Bridges to Fly Creek)
Lewis River - North Fork, Cowlitz County County , 12 miles away, Class II-III - 4.5 miles long (FR 9039 to Swift Reservoir)
Fly Creek, Clark County County , 14 miles away, Class V+ - 5.5 miles long (Little Fly Creek to Canyon Creek)
 National Parks Near Saint Helens Way:
Mount Rainier National Park, Ashford - WA , 31 miles away
 Hotels Near Saint Helens Way:
Skamania Lodge, Stevenson , 29 miles away
Rodeway Inn Stevenson, Stevenson , 30 miles away
Best Western Columbia River Inn, Cascade Locks , 30 miles away
Columbia Gorge Motel, Cascade Locks , 30 miles away
Best Western Parkersville Inn & Suites, Washougal , 31 miles away
 Lakes Near Saint Helens Way
June Lake, Skamania County , 1 miles away
Swift Reservoir, Skamania County , 4 miles away

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