Columbia River Gorge National Scenic Area · Oregon, Washington

Klickitat River Trail

14 mi of trail, end to end · imported compacted material surface · trail No. 4412 · trail class 4 · typical grade 0-5% · tread >120 inches wide

Trailhead Lyle Trailhead Drive there

Lyle Trailhead the Forest Service's write-up

No Fee

Newly developed at the mouth of the Wild and Scenic Klickitat River, the Lyle Trailhead provides access to the Klickitat Trail (a Rails to Trails project) that runs along the scenic Klickitat River.

Select image to view a downloadable vicinity map .

The Klickitat Trail begins at the Lyle Trailhead and goes through Klickitat, WA. It continues another 18 miles to near Centerville, WA on State Parks jurisdiction. Swale Canyon section is seasonally closed (June-Oct.) due to fire danger.

For more information, visit the Klickitat Trail Conservancy website .

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This trailhead on fs.usda.gov

Every trail in Columbia River Gorge National Scenic Area

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.