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Cowlitz Trail - No. 44

Contact Info
Gifford Pinchot National Forest
10024 US Hwy. 12
PO Box 670
Randle, WA

Phone:
360-497-1100
Basics
Location:
In the William O. Douglas Wilderness
Length:
5.2 miles
Elevation Range:
3280 feet to 6160 feet
Elevation Change:
2880 feet

Description

This trail starts in Soda Springs Campground. The trailhead is not open to horses. (Use Cowlitz Horse Trail No. 44A.) The trail winds through dense forest into subalpine terrain, crosses many small streams and passes lakes and small potholes including Penoyer Lake. Continuing east, Trail No. 44 crosses the PCT and ends near the forest boundary on Tumac Mountain. Features include Summit Creek and many subalpine lakes.

This trail marks a principal Native American travel route across the Cascades. It is part of the prehistoric Yakama Cowlitz Trail, which linked people from the Cowlitz Valley with people from the Yakima River drainage. Native Americans using this trail traveled on foot, often carrying trade goods and roots. They later made the crossing on horseback.

Details

Location:
In the William O. Douglas Wilderness
Length:
5.2 miles
Elevation Range:
3280 feet to 6160
Elevation Change:
2880

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