About hiking in Cowlitz County

Cowlitz County, Washington has 38 named trails tagged for hiking, covering 79.6 miles, an average of 2.1 miles each. The longest is Toutle Trail, at 10.6 miles. 4 run 5 miles or longer.

What the hiking trails in Cowlitz County are like

By length, 20 are under a mile, 14 run 1 to 5 miles, and 4 are 5 miles or longer. 2 are loops, ending where they start; the longest is Toutle Trail, at 10.6 miles.

Of the 16 with a difficulty rating, 14 easy and 2 moderate. Of the 38 with measured elevation, Toutle Trail climbs the most, about 9,148 ft, and 7 gain 1,000 ft or more.

All 38 hiking trails, longest first

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 Fossil TrailHikeMTB3.8 mi Castle Ridge TrailHike3.7 mi Kalama Falls TrailHike3.4 mi Pacific Way TrailHike2.6 mi Cowlitz River TrailHikeMTB2.5 mi Nice MTBHikeMTB2.0 mi Riverfront TrailHikeMTB1.8 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 Birth Of A Lake TrailHike0.5 mi Marble Creek TrailHike0.4 mi Winds of Change TrailHike0.4 mi Seaquest #1Hike0.3 mi Blast Line TrailHike0.2 mi Seaquest #9Hike0.2 mi Seaquest #1AHike0.2 mi Seaquest #7AHike0.1 mi Seaquest #8Hike0.1 mi The Rock TrailHike0.1 mi Seaquest #4Hike0.1 mi

← All Cowlitz County trails

Trail geometry from OpenStreetMap contributors, licensed ODbL. Elevation from the USGS 3D Elevation Program. Compiled and published by Trailmonger · trail data last rebuilt October 4, 2026.