4.3 miles
Distance
2,651 ft
Climb
-162 ft
Descent
02:47:14
Avg time
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Coldwater Trail Details

  • Activities
    • Mountain Bike
    • Hike
    • Trail Running
  • Riding Area
    Mt. St. Helens National Volcanic Monument
    Randle, Washington
  • Ref Number
    #230
  • Difficulty Rating
    Blue rate
  • Trail Type
    Singletrack
  • Direction
    Both Directions
  • Dogs Allowed
    Yes
  • eBike Allowed
    No
  • Global Ranking
    #91644 in Mountain Biking [+]
    • #13258 in Trail Running
  • Local Popularity
    45 in Mountain Biking [+]
    • 95 in Trail Running
    • 80 in Hiking
  • Land Owner
    USFS
  • OSM Way
    #166510258

Coldwater Trail #230 begins at its junction with Boundary Trail #1 (area is unavailable) another 2.3 miles from South Coldwater Trail 230A junction.

source: USFS
Access Info

From Castle Rock, drive State Route 504 east 43 miles. Stay right where State Route 504 forks towards the Johnston Ridge Observatory. Continue for 1 mile, turn left at Coldwater Lake Picnic and Boating Site. Take Lakes Trail #211 from boat launch area east for 4.5 miles to it's junction with Coldwater Trail #230.

Local Trail Association
Traditionally Indigenous Territory
More Stats for Coldwater Trail multi-use trail trail
  • Altitude change
    2,489 ft
  • Altitude min
    2,587 ft
  • Altitude max
    5,186 ft
  • Altitude start
    2,605 ft
  • Altitude end
    5,095 ft
  • Grade
    11%
  • Grade max
    -20.5%
  • Grade min
    47.5%
  • Distance climb
    4 miles
  • Distance down
    2,365 ft
  • Distance flat
    741 ft
  • Avg time
    02:47:14
  • Avg reverse time
    02:39:39
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      Coldwater Trail Trail Reports

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      Aug 1, 2024 @ 4:58pm
      Aug 1, 2024
      		 This report only covers from South Coldwater to the Boundry trail. The Bigfoot 200 trail run group has some some brush work on the worst of brush...
      Sep 9, 2023 @ 4:55pm
      Sep 9, 2023
      		 I rode from the South Coldwater Trail 230A junction south-east to the saddle. Trail was pretty narrow and overgrown in many places. Not an easy...
      Sep 4, 2023 @ 3:40pm
      Sep 4, 2023
      		 Overgrown vegetation. Extreme hike a bike for most of the climb. this is not the way up. should be listed as hiking trail only unless you're only...
      Jul 9, 2021 @ 9:07am
      Jul 9, 2021
      		 Rode here 06 July 2021. Very loose in some areas which made climbing very difficult. Nothing a little Hike-a-bike can’t overcome. Several areas...
      Oct 17, 2020 @ 10:21pm
      Oct 17, 2020
      		 Rode cold water loop clockwise. The lower section of this Coldwater Trail is overgrown and so narrow in places as to be unrideable. I walked up so...
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