East Crater Trail #48
2 mi long · in Washington · centroid 55 mi from Portland
This moderately used trail is one of the main access routes from the east into the central part of Indian Heaven Wilderness. Trail features include small lakes, ponds, marshes, meadows, wildflowers, and Junction Lake.
- States
- Washington
- Length
- 2 mi
- Network
- Regional (rwn)
- Maintained by
- US Forest Service
- Reference
- 48
- Centroid nearest city
- Portland, OR · 55 mi · ~1.6 hr drive
- Centroid coords
- 45.9925°, -121.7731°
- OSM relation
- 15520879
Plan your hike
Maps + permits: long-distance trails like this often require permits for through-hiking, backcountry camping, or specific sections (especially in National Parks). Check with the maintaining organisation listed above and the relevant land manager before booking travel.
Water + supplies: water sources vary seasonally on most U.S. trails. Carry a filter and consult current trail-condition reports — through-hiker journals (PCT-L, AT Reddit, etc.) and the maintaining organisation publish regular updates.
When to go: hiking seasons vary widely with elevation, latitude, and snowpack. Through-hikers traditionally start the AT in March-April (Springer northbound) and the PCT in late April (Campo northbound). High-elevation western trails (CDT, JMT, Wonderland) generally aren't passable until July.
If you've hiked East Crater Trail #48 and have current notes (water sources, trail closures, permit changes), tell us at /contact — we update pages as we learn.
Stay nearby
Other trails within 50 miles
Lemei Lake Trail #179
2 miles from this trail's centroid
Thomas Lake Trail #111
2 miles from this trail's centroid
Indian Heaven Trail #33
3 miles from this trail's centroid
Lemei Trail #34
3 miles from this trail's centroid
Placid Lake Trail #29
4 miles from this trail's centroid
Shortcut Trail #171A
4 miles from this trail's centroid
Sources
Trail data on this page is compiled from OpenStreetMap contributors (ODbL), the maintaining organisation's public-facing materials, and Wikipedia (CC BY-SA where excerpts are quoted). Distance, terminus, and descriptive text for nationally-designated trails are hand-curated from federal land-manager websites and trail-association sources. We do not modify the underlying data; this page presents what is already publicly recorded. To suggest corrections, see our methodology page.