Directions:
From Woodland, WA
From Woodland follow SR 503 and the Lewis River
Road for about 48 miles to the community of Cougar, WA. From Cougar, continue
east on the Lewis River Road which will turn into Forest Road 90 after you enter
the Gifford Pinchot National Forest. In about 18.5 miles you will come to the
junction of Forest Road 25. Forest Road 90 makes a right turn, downhill at this
junction, but you will need to continue straight ahead on what is now FR25.
Follow FR25 north for approximately 25 miles, passing the Cedar Flats Natural Area,
and the junction to Forest Road 93, which takes you to the Craggy Peak hike
and the Hat Rock Overlook hike, past Elk Pass and the junction of Forest
Road 28 which leads to the Craggy Peak hike, and finally you will come to
Forest Road 99 on your left, which is the road that leads to the
Windy Ridge side of the Mt. St. Helens National Volcanic Monument and many hikes.
From Carson, WA
If however, you plan to approach this hike from the Columbia River Gorge area, then
begin at Carson, Washington and head northwest on the Wind River Hwy. In 7.5 miles
you will pass through the little community of Stabler, and in another 5.8 miles you
will come to the junction of Forest Road 30. Turn right onto FR30 and follow this
road for 13.2 miles north along the Wind River and then up a steep incline and onto
a plateau where you will come to the junction of the Curly Creek Road. Turn left
onto the Curly Creek Road and follow it downhill past an excellent view area for
about 5.1 miles until you come to Forest Road 90. Turn left onto FR90 and follow
it for about 4.1 miles. You will descent to and cross the Lewis River then come to
the junction with Forest Road 25. Make a sharp right turn onto FR25.
Follow FR25 north for approximately 25 miles, passing the Cedar Flats Natural Area,
and the junction to Forest Road 93, which takes you to the Craggy Peak hike
and the Hat Rock Overlook hike, past Elk Pass and the junction of Forest
Road 28 which leads to the Craggy Peak hike, and finally you will come to
Forest Road 99 on your left, which is the road that leads to the
Windy Ridge side of the Mt. St. Helens National Volcanic Monument and many hikes.
From Randle, WA
Go south out of Randle on SR 131, cross the Cowlitz River, and you will come to
Forest Road 23 on your left. Stay on SR 131 heading south and soon this road
will become Forest Road 25. Continue south on FR25 for almost 20 miles and you
will come to Forest Road 99 on your right.
From junction of FR25 and FR99
After turning onto Forest Road 99, you will climb westward for about 9 miles before
coming to Forest Road 26 on your right, which takes your to the Norway Pass TH and
the Goat Mtn TH. You continue on for a very short distance, and you will pass the
trailhead for the Meta Lake hike.
Click on the link below to see a map taking you to the trailhead.
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