Gertrude Lake Trail
Strenuous · Out-and-back · 11.8 mi round trip · 1,889 ft gain · 4 h 15 min–6 h
Parking: not reported today
A long, demanding day; experienced hikers in good shape.
5.9 mi one way · high point 5,743 ft · time at a steady pace without breaks
Elevation from USGS; 3,939–5,743 ft. Open the map.
No hiker reports in the last 3 days. Be the first to report here
What you need
Fee or pass required Toilets dogs, accessibility, bikes: 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 Walupt Lake Trailhead · White Pass / US-12 · 2 other trails start here
Navigate to the trailhead: Google Maps · Apple Maps · coordinates 46.42297, -121.47111
Right now
Weather and road conditions
- Today: Sunny, 65°F, wind 6 mph
- Tonight: Partly Cloudy, 44°F, wind 3 mph
- Tuesday: Sunny, 67°F, wind 3 mph
Daylight: Sunrise 7:11 am · sunset 6:36 pm
Air: Good (AQI 33, PM2.5 5.9 µg/m³) at the Yakima-W Viola Ave monitor, 76 km away AirNow
Wildfire: Carlton Pass fire, 37 km away InciWeb
Snow: 2″ snow at Potato Hill (4,480 ft, 8.8 km away) station
Typical year: normally snow-free now · usually melted out by about Jun 2 · typical peak Apr 3
No reports in the last 3 days.
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