Shortcut Trail
Moderate · Out-and-back · 5.6 mi round trip · 807 ft gain · 2 h–2 h 45 min
Parking: not reported today
A solid half-day for most hikers. No bikes.
2.8 mi one way · high point 4,359 ft · time at a steady pace without breaks
Elevation from USGS; 3,548–4,359 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 Indian Race Track - South Trailhead · Mount St. Helens / Gifford Pinchot · 1 other trail starts here. Also reachable from Upper McClellan Meadows Trailhead
Navigate to the trailhead: Google Maps · Apple Maps · coordinates 45.93731, -121.82035
Right now
Weather and road conditions
- Overnight: Mostly Clear, 50°F, wind 6 mph
- Monday: Sunny, 64°F, wind 5 to 8 mph
- Monday Night: Mostly Clear, 48°F, wind 6 mph
Daylight: Sunrise 7:12 am · sunset 6:38 pm
Air: Good (AQI 17, PM2.5 3 µg/m³) at the White Salmon-N Main Ave monitor, 35 km away AirNow
Wildfire: High Lava fire, 24 km away, 2,899 acres, 90% contained InciWeb
Snow: 3″ snow at Surprise Lakes (4,280 ft, 18.1 km away) station
Typical year: usually melted out by about Jun 14 · typical peak Apr 10
No reports in the last 3 days.
All conditions and reports at Indian Race Track - South Trailhead
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