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Steigerwald Lake National Wildlife Refuge

Cottonwood Beach & Mountain view trail via Lewis & Clark Discovery Greenway Trail

3.9 mi · ▲ 0 ft · 1 hr 18 min

Cottonwood Beach & Mountain view trail via Lewis & Clark Discovery Greenway Trail is a 3.9-mile out-and-back in Steigerwald Lake National Wildlife Refuge near Washougal, WA. The route reaches Cottonwood Beach. It is mostly level, with 0 ft of elevation gain, and mostly gravel. It scores 0/100 on the Ambleway Wildness scale: paved and peopled.

Elevation

0 mi16 – 46 ft4.2 mi

Getting there

Trailhead: Mountain view trail 45.57162, -122.31991
Nearest town Washougal, WA
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Cottonwood Beach & Mountain view trail via Lewis & Clark Discovery Greenway Trail

3.9 mi · ▲ 0 ft · 1 hr 18 min

Elevation 15–45 ft

Out & Back · Steigerwald Lake National Wildlife Refuge

Trailhead: Mountain view trail · 45.57162, -122.31991

Weather Sep 4: sunrise 6:35 AM · sunset 7:43 PM

Transit-accessible: Addy Street & Addy Loop stop 221 m from the trailhead · Toilets at the trailhead · Parking lot at the trailhead

  1. Start on Mountain view trail, heading SE.
  2. 0.9 miTurn right, heading S.
  3. 0.1 miBear right onto Lewis & Clark Discovery Greenway Trail, heading W.
  4. 0.6 miPass Cottonwood Beach.
  5. 0.3 miReach Cottonwood Beach, then turn around and head back the way you came.
  6. 0.9 miBear left, heading E.
  7. 0.1 miTurn left, heading E.
  8. 350 ftContinue straight onto Mountain view trail, heading E.
  9. 0.8 miTurn left, heading N.
  10. 50 ftArrive back at the trailhead.

Each distance is the walk from the previous step. Tap a step for a map of its junction.

Trail map, photos and weather for this hike: www.ambleway.com/hikes/cottonwood-beach-out-back-6-km

Trail surface

79% gravel5% dirt16% unspecified

Weather

Sunrise 6:35 AMSunset 7:43 PM

Sunset

The best sunset spot on this hike is 0.1 mi in (~2 min). Leave by 7:22 PM for the 7:43 PM sunset. Back at your car by 8:00 PM — 14 min before dark. Car visible from the viewpoint

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Good to know

  • Transit-accessible: Addy Street & Addy Loop stop 221 m from the trailhead
  • Toilets at the trailhead
  • Parking lot at the trailhead

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