6.2 hr
Overview
At the trailhead, keep to the left of the boat ramp and pick up the Lakes Trail at the shore. There’s also a half-mile interpretive trail and boardwalk from the middle of the parking areas that details the formation of Coldwater Lake . Looking south, you can see the top of Mount Saint Helens above the South Coldwater Ridge. Note the large hummock, tossed here by the mighty volcano, in the middle of the lake. Less than a mile from the trailhead, reach the Lakes-Elk Bench Trail Junction . The Elk Bench Trail ascends from here to the Coldwater Ridge and the Science and Learning Center (formerly the Coldwater Ridge Visitor Center). Keep straight here along the Lakes Trail.
Trail Stats
19.0 km
561 m
1189 m
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