Washington hiking trails - South Point Trail, Northern Cascade Range, Lewis County

   
  Washington has so much to offer the outdoors lovers. Every Washington backcountry hiking trail is worth backcountry trekking. Wilderness trails for backcountry trekking, and backpacking can be found all over Washington, and South Point Trail is one of them, and it's in Lewis County. This hike shouldn't take more than 5.5 hours, but you never know stuff could go wrong and you could get stuck so be prepared for that. Backpacking here in the Northern Cascade Range is the best way to enjoy these highlands. This is one of many hiking and backpacking trails in the
    surrounding area. South Point Trail has only one trailhead, so you'll be backcountry hiking it in and back out. South Point Trail is a reasonably wet spot frequently with a great deal of rain; most of the snow falls all through December, and the driest of the months is July. Backcountry
trekking in Washington is a good way to spend some time. Some parts of this great outdoors hiking trail are much higher up than other parts of the great outdoors hiking trail, so keep in mind that you may need to dress differently at different elevations. With its 6.4 miles of walking distance it's an average length great outdoors hiking trail. This is a long backpacking trail, so make sure you bring plenty of supplies. This hiking trail has a total elevation difference of 3,402 feet which is a higher than average number. Through the warmest time of  
the year highs here at South Point Trail reach the 70's. Once the sun is down it sinks down to the 40's. Highs during the wintertime are frequently in the 30's, and winter nights come with lows in the 20's to South Point Trail. We all need to get out in nature once in a while, and South Point Trail in Lewis County, Washington is just what you need. South Point Trail is positioned a pretty long tour from Hood River, but backcountry backpacking it is splendid excitement any time. The length of this great outdoors hiking trail is about average with an average amount of climbing distance which makes this hiking and backpacking trail fine for hard core backpackers looking for adventure. Don’t forget to check for any current restrictions or closures before you go.

Briefly about the general area:
Now, you may believe that's a load but there's even more exciting things to do here in the Northern Cascade Range. A great place for whitewater paddling close to South Point Trail is Cispus River - North Fork, and if you're looking for some flowing water? Try Glacier Creek. Get your heart beating on the glorious whitewater of Johnson Creek; why not take a little journey to Brownie Creek while you're here.
Stay the night at River Bar Campground. A journey to Jennings Falls will fill your soul with tremendous feelings; South Point Trail is a good spot to visit for more than one day, Packwood RV Park and Campground is a good spot to camp nearby.

Location of Trailhead: Latitude 46.5262, Longitude -121.6672
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Total in and out hiking length = 6.4 miles

Total climbing distance = 2.6 miles

Difficulty : Difficult

Casual Hiking Pace: 5.5 hours

Fast Hiking Pace: 3.5 hours

Total elevation difference: 3402 feet


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 Trails Near South Point Trail:
Glacier Lake Trail, Lewis County County , 4 miles away,  3.2 hiking miles, 974 feet elevation difference
Dry Creek Trail, Lewis County County , 4 miles away, 6.4 hiking miles, 5447 feet elevation difference
Five Thousand Thirty Trail, Lewis County County , 5 miles away, 4.2 hiking miles, 897 feet elevation difference
Packwood Lake Trail, Lewis County County , 6 miles away,  11.4 hiking miles, 384 feet elevation difference
Angry Mountain Trail, Lewis County County , 7 miles away,  14.4 hiking miles, 3575 feet elevation difference
Klickitat Trail, Lewis County County , 7 miles away,  4.2 hiking miles, 1263 feet elevation difference
Tatoosh Trail, Lewis County County , 7 miles away,  16.4 hiking miles, 5829 feet elevation difference
 Camp Grounds Near South Point Trail:
Packwood RV Park and Campground, Packwood, 4 miles away
River Bar Campground, Lewis County, 7 miles away
Chambers Lake Campground, Lewis County, 9 miles away
Cat Creek Campground, Skamania County, 9 miles away
Hatchery RV Campground, Lewis County, 9 miles away
 Whitewater Near South Point Trail:
Johnson Creek, Lewis County County , 1 miles away, Class V - 7.7 miles long (Glacier Creek to Highway 12)
Cispus River - North Fork, Lewis County County , 5 miles away, Class IV-V - 2.7 miles long (FR 22 Bridge to North Fork Campground)
Cowlitz River, Lewis County County , 5 miles away, Class II - 7.6 miles long (La Wis Wis Campground to Packwood)
Butter Creek, Lewis County County , 8 miles away, Class III - 2.5 miles long (along FR 5270)
Cispus River, Lewis County County , 9 miles away, Class V+ - 5.9 miles long (Adams Fork to FR 23 Bridge)
 National Parks Near South Point Trail:
Mount Rainier National Park, Ashford - WA , 25 miles away
 Hotels Near South Point Trail:
Kings Valu Inn, Enumclaw , 38 miles away
Comfort Suites Hood River, Hood River , 40 miles away
Econo Lodge Buckley, Buckley , 40 miles away
Best Western Hood River Inn, Hood River , 40 miles away
Skamania Lodge, Stevenson , 44 miles away
 Lakes Near South Point Trail
Saint John Lake, Lewis County , 4 miles away
Saint Michael Lake, Lewis County , 4 miles away

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