vTrail Windy Trail

Windy Trail 216E

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Road Condition

Distance:

1 mile (3 total)

Hiking Time:

20 min

Trailhead Elevation:

4100 ft

Elevation Gain:

300 ft

Season:

June - October

Difficulty:

Easy

Rating:

Best - Very Good - Good - Fair

Use:

Moderate

Users:

Hikers

Region:

Mt. St. Helens National Volcanic Monument

Maps:

USGS Mount St. Helens
Mount St. Helens National Volcanic Monument,
Gifford Pinchot National Forest

Permits:

Northwest Forest Pass is required

Driving Directions:

From Seattle take I-5 South to Exit #68 to Highway 12 East. Follow the highway for 47 miles to Randle. Turn right (south) onto Highway 131 South, in 0.7 mile at Y junction take right fork onto Road 25. Follow Road 25 for 18.9 miles and turn right (west) onto FR 99 and follow it for 16.4 miles to Windy Ridge Viewpoint trailhead at the end of the road. Follow Truman Trail #207. In 1.7 mile Truman Trail passes a junction with Abraham Trail #216D. Continue on Truman Trail for another 0.3 mile to the junction with Windy Trail #216E. Turn left onto Windy Trail.

Trailhead:

No water, no restrooms (restrooms are available at Windy Ridge Viewpoint parking lot), no campsites.

Trail:

July 2, 2002

The trail starts off the junction with Truman Trail #207. This trail provides the shortest access to Loowit Falls Viewpoint. Turning left (west) from the junction the trail gradually climbs up the open slope of the Mount St. Helens. In about 1 mile it reaches Loowit Trail #216. The trail provides great views of the north slopes of the Mount St. Helens, Spirit Lake, Mount Margaret and other peaks.

Two nice loops can be done using this trail: Abraham Trail #216D - Loowit Trail #216 - Windy Trail; Windy Trail - Loowit Trail #216 - Willow Springs Trail#207A - Truman Trail #207.