Glacier Lake Trail
Moderate · Out-and-back · 3.8 mi round trip · 983 ft gain · 1 h 30 min–2 h 15 min
Parking: not reported today
A solid half-day for most hikers. No bikes.
1.9 mi one way · high point 2,965 ft · time at a steady pace without breaks
Elevation from USGS; 2,012–2,965 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 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 Glacier Lake Trailhead · White Pass / US-12
Navigate to the trailhead: Google Maps · Apple Maps · coordinates 46.54554, -121.62202
Right now
Weather and road conditions
- Tonight: Partly Cloudy, 47°F, 1% precip, wind 0 mph
- Monday: Mostly Sunny, 71°F, wind 0 to 3 mph
- Monday Night: Partly Cloudy, 46°F, wind 1 mph
Daylight: Sunrise 7:11 am · sunset 6:37 pm
Wildfire: Carlton Pass fire, 27 km away InciWeb
Snow: 0″ snow at Skate Creek (3,770 ft, 19.3 km away) station
No reports in the last 3 days.
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