Steigerwald Lake National Wildlife Refuge
Redtail Lake & Cottonwood Beach via Lewis & Clark Discovery Greenway Trail
4.6 mi · ▲ 0 ft · 1 hr 32 min
Redtail Lake & Cottonwood Beach via Lewis & Clark Discovery Greenway Trail is a 4.6-mile out-and-back in Steigerwald Lake National Wildlife Refuge near Washougal, WA. The route passes Cottonwood Beach before reaching Redtail Lake at the turnaround, 2.3 miles in. 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.
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Redtail Lake & Cottonwood Beach via Lewis & Clark Discovery Greenway Trail
4.6 mi · ▲ 0 ft · 1 hr 32 min
Elevation 22–46 ft
Out & Back · Steigerwald Lake National Wildlife Refuge
Trailhead: Lewis & Clark Discovery Greenway Trail · 45.57626, -122.35618
Weather Sep 4: sunrise 6:35 AM · sunset 7:44 PM
Transit-accessible: C Street & Pendleton stop 374 m from the trailhead · Toilets at the trailhead · Parking lot at the trailhead
- Start on Lewis & Clark Discovery Greenway Trail, heading E.
- 0.9 miPass Cottonwood Beach.
- 450 ftBear left, heading SE.
- 1.4 miReach Redtail Lake, then turn around and head back the way you came.
- 2.2 miBear left, heading NW.
- 250 ftArrive back at the trailhead.
Each distance is the walk from the previous step. Tap a step for a map of its junction.
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Sunset
The best sunset spot on this hike is 2.3 mi in (~56 min). Leave by 6:27 PM for the 7:44 PM sunset. Back at your car by 8:54 PM, after dark — bring a headlamp.
Good to know
- Transit-accessible: C Street & Pendleton stop 374 m from the trailhead
- Toilets at the trailhead
- Parking lot at the trailhead
More from Lewis & Clark Discovery Greenway Trail Trailhead
- Lewis & Clark Discovery Trail via Lewis & Clark Discovery Greenway Trail 2.3 mi · ▲ 0 ft
- Redtail Lake–Cottonwood Beach, 4 sights 8.1 mi · ▲ 0 ft
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