Washington hiking trails - Sand Lake Trail, Northern Cascade Range, Lewis County

   
  If you happen to be in Washington, why not go trekking, it is always an enjoyable thing to do. While visiting this area in Washington it's a brilliant idea to go backpacking too. There are great outdoors hiking trails all over Washington, and Sand Lake Trail in Lewis County is one of them. Being 7 miles long it's a mid length trek. The time needed for this backcountry trek is roughly 6 hours, but of course some people walk a bit slower and some a bit faster. Keep in mind that this is a long hiking and backpacking trail, so do pack enough food to last
    the whole trip. Sand Lake Trail being so distant from the least distant settlement, many folks like to hike here to be next to the outdoors. This backcountry trail has only one trailhead, so in and out is the way to backcountry trek it normally. Every Washington great outdoors
hiking trail is well worth a backcountry walk. High temperatures at Sand Lake Trail through the months of summer are in the 60's. When the night sets in temperatures fall down into the 40's. The winter comes with highs in the 30's, and overnight lows in the 10's for Sand Lake Trail. The hiking trails of the Northern Cascade Range are a really pleasant way to spend quality time in the fresh air. This backcountry trail has a total elevation difference of 1,973 feet which is an average number. There are so many hiking trails in this area. Sand Lake Trail frequently  
gets a good deal of rain; the month with most of the snow is January while July is regularly the driest month. The length of Sand Lake Trail is about average, and it's pretty flat which makes this hiking trail delightful for hard core backpackers looking for adventure. Please follow all local rules about fires and camping. You can't spend all your time indoors you need to get out once in a while, and Sand Lake Trail in Lewis County, Washington is a fine pick. Some parts of this backpacking and hiking trail are much higher up than other parts of the backpacking and hiking trail, and that means that some parts of the backpacking and hiking trail could be very different from other parts of it.

Briefly about the general area:
Near Sand Lake Trail you discover tremendous locations like White Pass, and get your heart pumping on the fine whitewater of Cowlitz River - Clear Fork. All the outdoors exciting stuff in the neighborhood of Sand Lake Trail will keep you coming back again and again.
Looking for some flowing water? Try Millridge Creek, and camping is available at Knuppenburg Lake Campground. Do schedule some time to stop at Cortright Point in close proximity to Sand Lake Trail if you have a chance, and there's whitewater on Summit Creek for all you thrill seekers. If you want a delightful time in the great outdoors just come on up to the Northern Cascade Range. Some of the water close by flows, like Coyote Creek, and if you came for an overnight stay White Pass Campground is a nice spot to camp.

Location of Trailhead: Latitude 46.6261, Longitude -121.4443
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Total in and out hiking length = 7 miles

Total climbing distance = 2.3 miles

Difficulty : Difficult

Casual Hiking Pace: 6 hours

Fast Hiking Pace: 3.5 hours

Total elevation difference: 1973 feet


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 Trails Near Sand Lake Trail:
Clear Fork Trail, Lewis County County , 3 miles away,  18.2 hiking miles, 2000 feet elevation difference
Cortright Creek Trail, Lewis County County , 3 miles away,  12.6 hiking miles, 2935 feet elevation difference
Cowlitz Trail, Lewis County County , 3 miles away,  10.6 hiking miles, 2199 feet elevation difference
Clear Lost Trail, Lewis County County , 3 miles away,  10.6 hiking miles, 3909 feet elevation difference
Dark Meadows Trail, Yakima County County , 4 miles away, 2.7 hiking miles, 619 feet elevation difference
Lake Trail, Lewis County County , 4 miles away,  10.8 hiking miles, 1640 feet elevation difference
Cramer Lake Trail, Yakima County County , 4 miles away,  6.2 hiking miles, 869 feet elevation difference
 Camp Grounds Near Sand Lake Trail:
Knuppenburg Lake Campground, Lewis County, 1 miles away
White Pass Campground, Yakima County, 3 miles away
Soda Springs Campground, Lewis County, 5 miles away
Summit Creek Campground, Lewis County, 8 miles away
Palisades Campground, Lewis County, 8 miles away
 Whitewater Near Sand Lake Trail:
Summit Creek, Lewis County County , 7 miles away, Class V+ - 5 miles long (Soda Springs to Highway 123)
Cowlitz River - Clear Fork, Lewis County County , 8 miles away, Class V+ - 5 miles long (Lava Creek to La Wis Wis Campground)
Ohanepecosh River, Lewis County County , 11 miles away, Class V - 4.7 miles long (Ohanepecosh Campground to La Wis Wis Campground)
Cispus River, Lewis County County , 11 miles away, Class V - 4 miles long (Goat Creek to FR 2160)
Chinook Creek, Pierce County County , 11 miles away, Class IV-V - 5 miles long (Deer Creek to Cedar Flats)
 National Parks Near Sand Lake Trail:
Mount Rainier National Park, Ashford - WA , 38 miles away
 Hotels Near Sand Lake Trail:
Howard Johnson Snoqualmie/Summit, Snoqualmie Pass , 37 miles away
Suncadia Resort, Cle Elum , 40 miles away
Stewart Lodge, Cle Elum , 42 miles away
Best Western Snowcap Lodge, Cle Elum , 42 miles away
Best Western Hood River Inn, Hood River , 44 miles away
 Lakes Near Sand Lake Trail
Knuppenburg Lake, Lewis County , 1 miles away
Deer Lake, Yakima County , 1 miles away

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