Lakes

Washington

Washington

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4.0 mi

Distance

4,031 ft

Gain

2h 21m

Time

No verdict for this trail

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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
Big climb
Out & back

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Elevation & route

Distance
4.0 mi
Elevation gain
4,031 ft
Elevation loss
4,031 ft
Highest point
2,718 ft
Lowest point
2,487 ft
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Permits & access

Managing agency
Forest Service
Dogs
unknown
Bikes
no

About this trail

LAKES is a 7.96-mile out-and-back trail in Washington with 4,031 feet of elevation gain and loss. The route reaches a maximum elevation of 2,718 feet.

Facts about this trail

The climb

Starts at
2,534 ft
High point
2,718 ft
Total climbing
4,031 ft
Total descent
4,031 ft
Steepest stretch
15% grade around mile 2.3 on the way out
Length (round trip)
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 Mount St. Helens National Volcanic Monument as of Oct 9, 2026:

Source: USFS forest alerts

Nearby

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

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Guided trips nearby

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Riffe Lake Campground

Hiking business nearby (~17 mi away) — hasn't claimed their Roamze page yet

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Mt. St. Helens RV Park

Hiking business nearby (~29 mi away) — hasn't claimed their Roamze page yet

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Camp Lakeview

Hiking business nearby (~46 mi away) — hasn't claimed their Roamze page yet

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