Latch Trail
Strenuous · Out-and-back · 14.2 mi round trip · 25,149 ft gain · 25 h 45 min–36 h 30 min
Parking: not reported today
A long, demanding day; experienced hikers in good shape.
7.1 mi one way · high point 5,637 ft · time at a steady pace without breaks
Elevation from USGS; 1,084–5,637 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 Packwood Lake Trailhead · Mount Rainier · 3 other trails start here
Navigate to the trailhead: Google Maps · Apple Maps · coordinates 46.60859, -121.62791
Right now
Weather and road conditions
- Today: Mostly Sunny, 67°F, wind 0 to 5 mph
- Tonight: Partly Cloudy, 48°F, 1% precip, wind 3 mph
- Tuesday: Sunny, 68°F, wind 2 mph
Daylight: Sunrise 7:11 am · sunset 6:37 pm
Wildfire: Carlton Pass fire, 22 km away InciWeb
Snow: 0″ snow at Skate Creek (3,770 ft, 15.9 km away) station
No reports in the last 3 days.
All conditions and reports at Packwood Lake Trailhead
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