Gifford Pinchot National Forest

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Gems in Gifford Pinchot National Forest - 3

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Panther Creek Falls from the lower platform

Panther Creek Falls

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Mount St Helens behind Silver Star

Silver Star Mountain

(6) Venersborg, WA

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Catherine Creek Arch

Catherine Creek Arch

(2) White S…, WA

Recommended Routes in Gifford Pinchot National Forest - 10

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June Lake and waterfall.

June Lake Loop

4.6 mi 7.4 km • 1,024' Up 312.01 m Up • 1,022' Down 311.65 m Down

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Sunset at Packwood Lake. Johnson Peak in background 6/26/17.

Packwood Lake

8.5 mi 13.7 km • 681' Up 207.53 m Up • 680' Down 207.36 m Down

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Rainier (left) and Adams (right) from the top of the St. Helens Caldera.

Mount St. Helens Winter Route: Worm Flows

10.5 mi 17.0 km • 5,600' Up 1706.76 m Up • 5,599' Down 1706.67 m Down

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The Goat Rocks don't disappoint - fields of flowers and Mt. Adams pose at sunset.

Snowgrass Flats Loop

15.0 mi 24.1 km • 2,978' Up 907.84 m Up • 2,988' Down 910.6 m Down

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Rainier (left) and Adams (right) from the top of the St. Helens Caldera.

Mount St. Helens Summer Climbing Route: Monitor Ridge

8.8 mi 14.1 km • 4,489' Up 1368.15 m Up • 4,488' Down 1368.04 m Down

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Pikers Peak panorama.

Mount Adams South Climb (Lunch Counter Approach)

11.8 mi 18.9 km • 6,687' Up 2038.12 m Up • 6,686' Down 2037.97 m Down

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Observation Falls

Trapper Creek Out-and-Back

7.6 mi 12.3 km • 1,704' Up 519.52 m Up • 1,704' Down 519.49 m Down

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Panther Creek Falls from the lower platform

Panther Creek Falls Trail #137

0.6 mi 1.0 km • 87' Up 26.41 m Up • 86' Down 26.32 m Down

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hiking the 'blast area'

Loowit Loop

29.4 mi 47.4 km • 5,697' Up 1736.3 m Up • 5,696' Down 1736.19 m Down

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Falls Creek Falls after a heavy week of rain.

Falls Creek Falls Loop

5.9 mi 9.6 km • 1,425' Up 434.28 m Up • 1,424' Down 434.01 m Down

Gifford Pinchot National Forest Running

978 Miles 1,574 Kilometers of Trail
10 Recommended Routes
3 Gems
96 Easy Trails
123 Intermediate Trails
94 Difficult Trails

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Areas Within Gifford Pinchot National Forest

Glacier View Wilderness

Goat Rocks Wilderness

Indian Heaven Wilderness

Mount Adams Wilderness

Silver Star Area

Tatoosh Wilderness

Trapper Creek Wilderness

William O. Douglas Wilderness

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Trails in Gifford Pinchot National Forest - 303

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1.5 mi 2.5 km #1June Lake Trail #216B Intermediate Amboy, WA	Intermediate	Amboy, WA	4
2.3 mi 3.8 km #2Swift Ski Trail #244 Intermediate/Difficult Amboy, WA	Intermediate/Difficult	Amboy, WA	2
11.8 mi 19.0 km #3Lily Basin Trail #86 Intermediate Morton, WA	Intermediate	Morton, WA	1
9.5 mi 15.3 km #4Packwood Lake Trail Intermediate/Difficult Morton, WA	Intermediate/Difficult	Morton, WA	7
0.4 mi 0.6 km #5Lower Lewis River Falls Easy/Intermediate Stevenson, WA	Easy/Intermediate	Stevenson, WA	3
2.0 mi 3.2 km #6Ptarmigan Trail Intermediate Amboy, WA	Intermediate	Amboy, WA	1
11.7 mi 18.8 km #7Juniper Ridge Trail #261 Difficult Morton, WA	Difficult	Morton, WA	1
10.1 mi 16.3 km #8Langille Ridge #259 Difficult Morton, WA	Difficult	Morton, WA	1
2.5 mi 4.0 km #9Little Huckleberry Mountain Trail #49 Intermediate Carson, WA	Intermediate	Carson, WA	1
1.6 mi 2.5 km #10Cultus Creek Trail #108 Intermediate Carson, WA	Intermediate	Carson, WA	1

Photos of Gifford Pinchot National Forest - 283

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Fields of flowers.

Jun 7, 2016 near Carson, WA

Fields of lupine and american bistort blanket the Goat Rocks Wilderness.

Feb 6, 2017 near Morton, WA

View over the gorge from the Moab Wall.

Feb 18, 2021 near White S…, WA

Mount St Helens behind Silver Star

May 2, 2021 near Venersborg, WA

Tons of wildflowers and Mt Hood off in the distance on the trail.

Aug 5, 2021 near Venersborg, WA

Video review of the Panther Creek Falls trail with footage of it's features and terrain

Dec 2, 2021 near Carson, WA

Adams from summit

Jul 5, 2022 near White S…, WA

Mt Hood looking southbound

Jul 5, 2022 near White S…, WA