High Lakes

Washington

Washington

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4.4 mi

Distance

2,745 ft

Gain

2h 7m

Time

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What we do know

  • Inside Gifford Pinchot National Forest

    2 managing-area boundaries mapped — agency alerts for them feed this page automatically.

    Boundary data

What's missing

  • No access route mapped

    We don't yet know which road reaches this trailhead, so we can't tell you if it's gated.

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Why you'll love it

Through-trail
Out & back

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Elevation & route

Distance
4.4 mi
Elevation gain
2,745 ft
Elevation loss
2,745 ft
Highest point
4,514 ft
Lowest point
3,793 ft
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Permits & access

Managing agency
Forest Service
Dogs
unknown
Bikes
no

About this trail

High Lakes is an 8.82-mile out-and-back trail in Washington with 2,745 feet of elevation gain and a maximum elevation of 4,514 feet. The trail ascends to a high-elevation lake system in the Cascade Range.

Facts about this trail

The climb

Starts at
4,324 ft
High point
4,514 ft
Total climbing
2,745 ft
Total descent
2,745 ft
Steepest stretch
44% grade around mile 2.3 on the way out
Length (round trip)
8.8 mi
Shape
Out and back

The climb is steady from start to finish.

Source: Roamze elevation profile and trail geometry (DEM samples along the mapped route)

Where it is

Managed by
Forest Service

Source: USFS EDW boundaries; USGS PAD-US 4.1

Conditions

Active alerts for Cowlitz Valley Ranger District as of Oct 9, 2026:

Source: USFS forest alerts

Nearby

Source: Roamze catalog (indexable pages within 10 miles, PostGIS distance)

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