Cowlitz Trail
Hard · Out-and-back · 10.2 mi round trip · 1,912 ft gain · 3 h 45 min–5 h 15 min
Parking: not reported today
A full day with sustained climbing; bring plenty of water. No bikes.
5.1 mi one way · high point 5,129 ft · time at a steady pace without breaks
Elevation from USGS; 3,204–5,129 ft. Open the map.
No hiker reports in the last 3 days. Be the first to report here
What you need
No bikes Fee or pass required Toilets (vault) dogs, accessibility: not recorded yet
Toilets and trash not confirmed here. Pack out what you pack in.
In Mount St. Helens and the Gifford Pinchot National Forest. Entrance fee Northwest Forest Pass, $5 per day or $30 per year or an America the Beautiful pass. Day hikes need no permit; overnight stays need a wilderness permit. Rules, passes and closures change. Check the official Forest Service site before you go. Official: conditions · roads · fees · permits.
Getting there
Starts at Soda Springs Trailhead · Mount Rainier · 3 other trails start here
Navigate to the trailhead: Google Maps · Apple Maps · coordinates 46.70425, -121.48078
Right now
Weather and road conditions
- Today: Mostly Sunny, 67°F, wind 0 to 5 mph
- Tonight: Partly Cloudy, 46°F, wind 2 mph
- Tuesday: Sunny, 69°F, wind 2 mph
Daylight: Sunrise 7:11 am · sunset 6:36 pm
Air: Good (AQI 26, PM2.5 4.6 µg/m³) at the Cle Elum monitor, 68 km away AirNow
Wildfire: Carlton Pass fire, 7 km away InciWeb
Snow: 0″ snow at White Pass E.S. (4,440 ft, 10.3 km away) station
Typical year: normally snow-free now · usually melted out by about Jun 1 · typical peak Apr 5
No reports in the last 3 days.
All conditions and reports at Soda Springs Trailhead
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