Gifford Pinchot National Forest

Birth of a Lake #246

Mount St. Helens NVM

07/20/2009: Open. Rough in places. An administrative closure area between Hummocks and Norway Pass Trail. Check Monument trail guide for which sections are open to which users. No pets or livestock on Monument sections. Bridge out east of Bear Meadows.

Cave Creek #255

Cowlitz Valley RD

Coleman Weed Patch #121 Cowlitz Valley RD

Cowlitz Trail # 44

Cowlitz RD

Cultus Creek #108

Mt. Adams RD

Curly & Miller Falls # 31A

Mount St. Helens NVM

East Fork #139
Mount St. Helens NVM

Goat Mountain #217
Mount St. Helens NVM

Green Mountain #110

Cowlitz Valley RD

10/2009: Snow free

11/09/2009: Snow.

Greenwood Lake

Cowlitz RD #253

High Bridge #293

Cowlitz Valley RD

High Lakes #116
Cowlitz Valley RD

5%

Kincaid Trail # 42

Cowlitz Valley RD

11/09/2009: Snow.

10/2009: Snow free

Langille #259

Cowlitz Valley RD

11/09/2009: Snow. Trail bike riders, please ride from Cispus, up only, to save wear on the trail (and You).

Loowit #216
Mount St. Helens NVM

 The Loowit Trail #216 is a rugged and challenging trail for experienced hikers. The reroute at the Blue Lake wash has been completed.

Washouts still exsist making the Loowit Trail hard to naviagate in palces. At the South Fork Toutle the trail is difficult to follow due to erosion and deposition in the flood plain.  People are crossing down stream and hiking back up to the Loowit.   Flagging helps mark the way.  Hikers can expect down trees, washouts with the trail being difficult to see and/or follow in places. Crossing steep gullies may require extra care and time. Due to these issues we encourage only hikers who are experienced on the Loowit Trail or highly skilled and experienced. Additional trail work is scheduled for summer 2010.

Please note water sources are limited in late summer. No Dogs, No Bikes, No Camping between the South Fork Toutle River and Windy Pass.

11/09/2009: Snow.:
Although geologists say the probability of an eruption generated debris flow or mudflow leaving the crater is small, Mount St. Helens hikers need to exercise caution when crossing gullies and streams draining the mountain, especially on the north side. Volcanic Hazards: We recommend that hikers in the Spirit Lake Basin on the north side of the volcano, who observe a large steam or ash emission or hear a rumbling noise upstream (sound of a mudflow or debris flow) be aware of potential hazards from debris flows and mud flows. If you are in a gully or stream draining the north side of the volcano and observe a large volcanic event please act decisively and move to high ground as soon as possible. Rough Trail Conditions: The Loowit Trail #216 and Truman Trail #207 trails have received low hiking traffic and have had little trail maintenance over the last 18 months. Hikers should be prepared for steep, unstable scrambling when crossing gullies and streams as well as narrow, uneven tread. In some areas, the trail is difficult to see and follow. Rock cairns and wooden posts will aid visitors through challenging route finding sections.

Loowit Falls Viewpoint #216 F
Mount St. Helens NVM

Although geologists say the probability of an eruption generated debris flow or mudflow leaving the crater is small, Mount St. Helens hikers need to exercise caution when crossing gullies and streams draining the mountain, especially on the north side. Volcanic Hazards: We recommend that hikers in the Spirit Lake Basin on the north side of the volcano, who observe a large steam or ash emission or hear a rumbling noise upstream (sound of a mudflow or debris flow) be aware of potential hazards from debris flows and mudflows.

11/09/2009: Snow.:
If you are in a gully or stream draining the north side of the volcano and observe a large volcanic event please act decisively and move to high ground as soon as possible. Rough Trail Conditions: The Loowit Trail #216 and Truman Trail #207 trails have received no hiking traffic and have had little trail maintenance over the last 18 months. Hikers should be prepared for steep, unstable scrambling when crossing gullies and streams as well as narrow, uneven tread. In some areas, the trail is difficult to see and follow. Rock cairns and wooden posts will aid visitors through challenging route finding sections.

Meta Lake #210

Mount St. Helens NVM

5%

Osborne Mt. Trail #250

Cowlitz RD

11/18/2009:   Snow.  

Purcell Lookout Trail

# 285 Cowllitz RD

Quartz Creek Big Trees #219

Cowlitz Valley RD

12%

Rough Trail #283

Cowlitz Valley RD

Silver Lake Interpretive

Mount St. Helens NVM

5%

Silver Star #180

Mt. St. Helens NVM

Sleeping Beauty. #37

Mt. Adams RD

11/18/2009: Snow.   

Smith Creek #225 Mount St. Helens NVM

Snagtooth #4

Mount St. Helens NVM

Snyder Pasture #80A

Mount St. Helens NVM

Spring Creek #115

Cowlitz Valley

Strawberry Mtn Trail #220 Cowlitz Valley RD

11/17/2009: Snow above 3000 ft.

Sunrise #262, #262A

Cowlitz Valley RD

Table Mountain #18

Mount St. Helens NVM

Takhlakh Lake #134

Cowlitz Valley RD

5%

Tatoosh Trail #161

Cowlitz Valley RD

011/02/2009: Open.

5%