Gifford Pinchot National Forest · Washington

Blue Lake Hiker

2.3 mi of trail, end to end · native material surface · trail No. 274 · trail class 3 · typical grade 12-20% · tread 18-24 inches wide

Trailhead Trailhead: Blue Lake Hiker Drive there

Trailhead: Blue Lake Hiker the Forest Service's write-up

No fee

Provides access to : Blue Lake Hiker Trail #274

The challenging trail climbs steeply in some areas, with rock steps built in to make the climb easier. There are two foot bridges crossing the creek before the trail ends at Blue Lake.

Alert : The access road to this trailhead is steep and narrow.

Restrictions This trail is open to hiker use only and is closed to all other uses.

This trailhead on fs.usda.gov

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About this trail's facts

The lines are the US Forest Service's National Forest System trails layer (public domain), read 2026-10-16 and simplified for the map; the length is the line's, end to end, and the class, surface, grade and tread width are the forest's own entries where it publishes them - a forest that publishes the centreline alone has none. The trailheads and the points along the way are the Service's recreation points, and the write-ups its own recarea text, unedited. Heights come from USGS 3DEP through Terrain Tiles on AWS (Mapzen/Tilezen), read along each line and rounded; a short trail on steep ground can be off by a few tens of feet. Closures change: check the forest's own site before you go.