Gifford Pinchot National Forest · Washington

Indian Racetrack

3.1 mi of trail, end to end · native material surface · trail No. 171 · trail class 3 · typical grade 12-20% · tread 18-24 inches wide

Trailhead Trailhead: Indian Race Track - South Drive there

Trailhead: Indian Race Track - North the Forest Service's write-up

Provides access to: Indian Racetrack Trail #171 and the southwest portion of Indian Heaven Wilderness .

Limited parking and access off of Forest Road 65.

Restrictions <a href="http://www.fs.usda.gov/detail/giffordpinchot/?cid=STELPRDB5137394">Wilderness Regulations</a>&nbsp;apply in Indian Heaven Wilderness.

This trailhead on fs.usda.gov

Trailhead: Indian Race Track - South the Forest Service's write-up

No fee

Provides access to: Indian Racetrack Trail # 171 and the southern portion of Indian Heaven Wilderness .

Limited parking off to side of the gate on Forest Road 6048 for 1 or 2 vehicles. Please do not block the gate. Trailhead is 3 miles up Forest Road 6048 from parking at gate. This trailhead also accesses Red Mountain and Lookout.

Restrictions <a href="http://www.fs.usda.gov/detail/giffordpinchot/?cid=STELPRDB5137394">Wilderness Regulations</a>&nbsp;apply.

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.