About trails in Cowlitz County, Washington

Cowlitz County has 44 named trails on the map, covering 88.5 miles in total, an average of 2.0 miles per trail. That is the 29th largest mapped trail network among 39 counties in Washington. 38 of them are tagged for hiking and 7 for mountain biking.

The longest single trail is Toutle Trail, at 10.6 miles. 4 trails run 5 miles or longer. Mapped points of interest in the county include 5 trailheads, 56 campsites, 31 waterfalls, and 38 boat launches. The nearest towns to these trails are Cougar, Castle Rock, and Ryderwood.

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89Total miles

56Campsites

38Boat launches

31Waterfalls

5Trailheads

Toutle TrailHike10.6 mi Castle Lake TrailHike8.8 mi Kalama Ski TrailHike7.6 mi Cinnamon TrailHike6.1 mi Blue Lake TrailHikeMTB4.8 mi Coweeman River TrailHike4.4 mi Hummocks TrailHike4.0 mi Stillwater Truck Trail3.9 mi Fossil TrailHikeMTB3.8 mi Castle Ridge TrailHike3.7 mi Kalama Falls TrailHike3.4 mi Pacific Way TrailHike2.6 mi Cowlitz River TrailHikeMTB2.5 mi Castle Rock Truck Trail2.3 mi Nice MTBHikeMTB2.0 mi Riverfront TrailHikeMTB1.8 mi East and West Truck Trail1.6 mi Sheep Canyon TrailHikeMTB1.4 mi Highlands TrailHike1.3 mi Goat Marsh TrailHike1.1 mi Seaquest #6Hike1.1 mi Interpretive Trail LoopHike0.9 mi Forest Road 8123-176HikeMTB0.9 mi Elk Bench TrailHike0.8 mi Silver Lake Wetland HavenHike0.7 mi Cresap Nature Trail LoopHike0.6 mi Seaquest #2Hike0.6 mi Altrusa Park TrailHike0.6 mi Seaquest #5Hike0.5 mi Seaquest #7Hike0.5 mi Bossler Loop Road0.5 mi Birth Of A Lake TrailHike0.5 mi Marble Creek TrailHike0.4 mi Winds of Change TrailHike0.4 mi Fisherman's Loop Road0.3 mi Seaquest #1Hike0.3 mi Blast Line TrailHike0.2 mi Seaquest #9Hike0.2 mi Cougar Loop Road0.2 mi Seaquest #1AHike0.2 mi Seaquest #7AHike0.1 mi Seaquest #8Hike0.1 mi The Rock TrailHike0.1 mi Seaquest #4Hike0.1 mi

Trails by town in Cowlitz County

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Trail geometry from OpenStreetMap contributors, licensed ODbL. Elevation from the USGS 3D Elevation Program. Compiled and published by Trailmonger · trail data last rebuilt September 2, 2026.