South Climb Trail
Hard · Out-and-back · 6.8 mi round trip · 2,793 ft gain · 3 h–4 h 30 min
Parking: not reported today
OpenStreetMap grades it as a mountain trail with some steep or exposed sections. A full day with sustained climbing; bring plenty of water. No bikes.
3.4 mi one way · high point 8,373 ft · time at a steady pace without breaks
Elevation from USGS; 5,560–8,373 ft. Open the map.
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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 South Climb Trailhead · Mount St. Helens / Gifford Pinchot · 1 other trail starts here
Navigate to the trailhead: Google Maps · Apple Maps · coordinates 46.13566, -121.49780
Right now
Weather and road conditions
- Overnight: Mostly Clear, 54°F, wind 5 mph
- Monday: Sunny, 67°F, wind 1 to 5 mph
- Monday Night: Partly Cloudy, 50°F, wind 5 mph
Daylight: Sunrise 7:11 am · sunset 6:37 pm
Air: Good (AQI 22, PM2.5 4 µg/m³) at the White Salmon-N Main Ave monitor, 45 km away AirNow
Wildfire: High Lava fire, 56 km away, 2,899 acres, 90% contained InciWeb
Snow: 3″ snow at Surprise Lakes (4,280 ft, 21 km away) station
Typical year: usually melted out by about Jun 14 · typical peak Apr 10
No reports in the last 3 days.
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