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| | It's a lengthy drive from Hood River to Washougal Trail, but backcountry hiking is such a cool thing to do, and this is an outstanding spot to do that. Hitting the wilderness hiking trails is always a cool thing to do, and Washougal Trail in Skamania County, Washington is a really great spot to spend some time. Washington is a great site for outdoors folks. Washougal Trail is a two ended trail with two trailheads, so if you can get a ride from someone, you can backcountry hike it just one way. Hiking trails like this one here in the Northern Cascade Range |
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are a really good way to spend quality time in the wilderness. Here in the magnificent state of Washington backpacking never gets boring. This is one of a very small number of great outdoors trails in this neighborhood. Please follow all local rules about fires and camping. Summertime
| | highs at Washougal Trail generally tend to be in the 70's. Throughout the dark hours of summer temperatures fall down into the 50's. The winter comes with highs in the 40's; winter nights come with lows in the 30's to Washougal Trail. Washougal Trail goes through some very different elevations which of course means you need to be prepared for different conditions on different parts of the hiking and backpacking trail. Washougal Trail is a mid-length hiking trail having an average number of uphill miles which makes this a very tough great outdoors trail for | |
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advanced backcountry hikers looking for a wonderful challenge. This backcountry walk shouldn't take more than 6 hours, but of course some people walk a bit slower and some a bit faster. Every hiking trail in Washington is worth backpacking. The total elevation difference for this
trail is 2,131 feet, and that is about average. The high level of rain makes Washougal Trail a rather wet site; most of the rain falls through December; the driest month of the year is July. With its 7.2 miles of walking distance it's a mid length backcountry trek. Now this backpacking
trail is pretty long, so do pack enough food to last the whole trip. Washington has plenty of magnificent hiking trails; Washougal Trail in Skamania County is one of them.
Briefly about the general area:
Camping at Dougan Creek Campground is always a brilliant experience,
and in the event that you don’t have a problem getting soaked, you can always go whitewater paddling on Washougal River. Whohoo, so many amusing things in one place! The Northern Cascade Range is unbeatable! Camping is available at Sunset Campground, and if you're looking for
some flowing water? Try Bear Creek.
Take a little spree to Lookout Creek while you're here at Washougal Trail, and Poison Gulch is also a brilliant place to discover.
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Location of Trailhead 1: Latitude 45.7455, Longitude -122.1236
- - Directions and Road Map
Location of Trailhead 2: Latitude 45.7897, Longitude -122.1299
- - Directions and Road Map
Trailhead 1 to Trailhead 2:
Total hiking length = 3.6 miles
Total climbing distance = 2.2 miles
Difficulty : Medium
Casual Hiking Pace:
3.5 hours
Fast Hiking Pace:
2 hours
Trailhead 2 to Trailhead 1:
Total hiking length = 3.6 miles
Total climbing distance = .4 miles
Difficulty : Easy
Casual Hiking Pace:
2.5 hours
Fast Hiking Pace:
1.5 hours
| | Trailhead 1 back to Trailhead 1:
Total hiking length = 7.2 miles
Total climbing distance = 2.6 miles
Difficulty : Difficult
Casual Hiking Pace:
6 hours
Fast Hiking Pace:
4 hours
Trailhead 2 back to Trailhead 2:
Total hiking length = 7.2 miles
Total climbing distance = 2.6 miles
Difficulty : Difficult
Casual Hiking Pace:
6 hours
Fast Hiking Pace:
4 hours
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Total elevation difference: 2131 feet
Bonneville Hot Springs Resort, North Bonneville
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12 miles away
This property is a 100 percent nonsmoking facility. Up to two children 16 and under stay free in same room with adult. Over two children are 10.00USD per child per day and purchase of rollaway is requ...
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Skamania Lodge, Stevenson
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16 miles away
Skamania Lodge is located in the beautiful Columbia River Gorge just 45 minutes from Portland International Airport. Discover all the luxuries of this Pacific Northwest style resort, including 18-hole...
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More Hotels and Campgrounds Near Washougal Trail, Northern Cascade Range, Skamania County, Washington
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| These outdoors activities are available near Washougal Trail. |
| | Whitewater Near Washougal Trail:
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Washougal River, Skamania County
County
, 1 miles away, Class V - 4.3 miles long (Prospector's Creek to Doc's Drop) |
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Washougal River, Skamania County
County
, 1 miles away, Class V - 3 miles long (Doc's Drop to Dougan Falls) |
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Stebbins Creek, Skamania County
County
, 3 miles away, Class IV-V(V+) - 3 miles long (to Washougal River) |
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Washougal River, Clark/ Skamania County
County
, 4 miles away, Class III-IV - 6 miles long (Dougan Falls to Salmon Falls) |
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Lewis River - East Fork, Clark County
County
, 6 miles away, Class IV-V - 5.5 miles long (Green Fork to Sunset Falls) |
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| | Hotels Near Washougal Trail:
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Bonneville Hot Springs Resort, North Bonneville
, 12 miles away |
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Skamania Lodge, Stevenson
, 16 miles away |
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Best Western Columbia River Inn, Cascade Locks
, 17 miles away |
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Best Western Parkersville Inn & Suites, Washougal
, 20 miles away |
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Best Western Sandy Inn, Sandy
, 21 miles away |
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