Washington hiking trails - Soda Peaks Trail, Northern Cascade Range, Skamania County

   
  A long journey divides Hood River from Soda Peaks Trail, but it's one of those spots where trekking is brilliant. We all need to get out in the great outdoors once in a while, and Soda Peaks Trail in Skamania County, Washington is the great outdoors at its best. Each one of the many hiking and backpacking trails of Washington has its own unique loveliness. Soda Peaks Trail has a total elevation difference of 942 feet which is lower than average. The backcountry hiking trail stays roughly within the same elevation zone the whole time, so you won’t have
    to worry about different climate zones along your backcountry walk. The trails of the Northern Cascade Range are a really wonderful way to spend quality time in the outdoors. Summertime highs at Soda Peaks Trail regularly tend to be in the 70's, and the night is somewhat chillier
of course, mostly in the 50's. Daytime highs during the winter are in the 40's, and during the dark hours in the winter at Soda Peaks Trail temperatures fall to the 30's. Washington is a perfect outdoors state. When you're here in Washington hiking along one of its hiking and backpacking trails is a brilliant idea. This hike shouldn't take more than 1 hours, but of course some people walk a bit slower and some a bit faster. This is not a very long backcountry trail but you should still bring some emergency supplies just in case something happens. Soda Peaks Trail  
is a two ended great outdoors hiking trail with two trailheads which means you have the option of backcountry backpacking it one way if you have someone to pick you up at the other end. Soda Peaks Trail is on the short side having an average number of uphill miles which makes it a brilliant wilderness trail for the average person looking for a brilliant adventure. Splendid hiking and backpacking trails in Washington are in abundance, and one of these is Soda Peaks Trail in Skamania County. There are not too many wilderness trails in this neighborhood. Soda Peaks Trail sees pretty high levels of rainfall; the month of December is the wettest with most of the rain, and July is the month with the least moisture. Being 1.4 miles long it's a shorter type backcountry walk. And keep in mind that there could be temporary safety restrictions in site.

Briefly about the general area:
Whitewater paddling is magnificent on Wind River, and you can stay the night at Observation Berryfield Campground. So many cool things to do here in the Northern Cascade Range, too pleasant to be true. If you don't mind getting soaked, you can always go whitewater paddling on Trout Creek; Little Soda Springs Campground is a perfect campground nearby.

Location of Trailhead 1: Latitude 45.853, Longitude -121.997
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Location of Trailhead 2: Latitude 45.8629, Longitude -122.0011
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Trailhead 1 to Trailhead 2:
Total hiking length = .7 miles
Total climbing distance = .6 miles
Difficulty : Medium
Casual Hiking Pace: 1 hours
Fast Hiking Pace: .5 hours

Trailhead 2 to Trailhead 1:
Total hiking length = .7 miles
Total climbing distance = 0 miles
Difficulty : Easy
Casual Hiking Pace: .5 hours
Fast Hiking Pace: .25 hours
    Trailhead 1 back to Trailhead 1:
Total hiking length = 1.4 miles
Total climbing distance = .6 miles
Difficulty : Medium
Casual Hiking Pace: 1 hours
Fast Hiking Pace: 1 hours

Trailhead 2 back to Trailhead 2:
Total hiking length = 1.4 miles
Total climbing distance = .6 miles
Difficulty : Medium
Casual Hiking Pace: 1 hours
Fast Hiking Pace: 1 hours

Total elevation difference: 942 feet


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 Camp Grounds Near Soda Peaks Trail:
Little Soda Springs Campground, Skamania County, 2 miles away
Observation Berryfield Campground, Skamania County, 4 miles away
Swift Forest Campground, Skamania County, 10 miles away
Curly Creek Campground, Skamania County, 10 miles away
Dolce Skamania Lodge, Stevenson, 10 miles away
 Whitewater Near Soda Peaks Trail:
Trout Creek, Skamania County County , 3 miles away, Class IV-V - 6.3 miles long (FR 43 to Wind River)
Wind River, Skamania County County , 3 miles away, Class III+ - 3.4 miles long (Falls Creek to Mineral Springs Road)
Wind River, Skamania County County , 4 miles away, Class IV-V - 6 miles long (Ranger Station Close to Stabler to High Bridge)
Wind River, Skamania County County , 4 miles away, Class I-II - 7.2 miles long (Mineral Springs to Stabler)
 National Parks Near Soda Peaks Trail:
Mount Rainier National Park, Ashford - WA , 42 miles away
 Hotels Near Soda Peaks Trail:
Skamania Lodge, Stevenson , 11 miles away
Rodeway Inn Stevenson, Stevenson , 11 miles away
Best Western Columbia River Inn, Cascade Locks , 12 miles away
Columbia Gorge Motel, Cascade Locks , 12 miles away
Resort at the Mountain, Welches , 25 miles away

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