Klickitat Trail #7
17 mi long · in Washington · centroid 82 mi from Portland
The 17.1 mile Klickitat Trail is a major ridgetop trail, extending from Kilborn Creek to Elk Peak. Features include ridgetop views, Castle Butte, Jackpot Lake, St. Michaels Lake, and St. John Lake.
- States
- Washington
- Length
- 17 mi
- Network
- Regional (rwn)
- Maintained by
- U.S. Forest Service
- Reference
- 7
- Centroid nearest city
- Portland, OR · 82 mi · ~2.4 hr drive
- Centroid coords
- 46.4689°, -121.6649°
- OSM relation
- 15610067
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 Klickitat Trail #7 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
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5 miles from this trail's centroid
Valley Trail #270
5 miles from this trail's centroid
Jordan Creek Trail #94
6 miles from this trail's centroid
Blue Lake Ridge Trail #271
7 miles from this trail's centroid
Hamilton Buttes Trail #118
7 miles from this trail's centroid
Goat Ridge Trail #95
7 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.