Little Huckleberry Trail A Good Day Hike

Little Huckleberry Trail Facts:

5 miles/3 hour walk
West of Trout Lake in Gifford Pinchot National Forest

“One of the more accessible viewpoints from Highway 14, Little Huckleberry Trail makes a quick, and at times steep trip to an old lookout site,” according to the book, Washington Hiking: The Complete Guide to More Than 400 Hikes. “Views of Mount Adams and Mount Hood, across the Columbia River, are quite nice, and a feast of huckleberries along the way sweeten the deal on August trips to the mountain. This is a nice trail for a weekend morning, if you’re coming from from Vancouver or Portland.”

The trail gains 1,800 feet in just 2.5 miles, which makes it a steady and tiring ascent. Early in the summer, a cold-water spring runs two miles, which makes it a nice place to take a rest. There is room at the top of the trail to pitch a tent.

User Groups: The trail allows hikers, leashed dogs, horses, and mountain bikes. There is no wheelchair access.

Open Seasons: This trail is accessible April-November.

Permits: A federal Northwest Forest Pass is queried to park here.

Directions: from Vancouver, drive east 70 miles on Highway 14 to Highway 141. Turn north and drive 22 miles to Trout Lake. Continue north on Highway 141 as it becomes Forest Service Road 66. Turn left (south) and rive five miles to the trailhead on the left.