6.8 hr
Overview
A network of horse and ski trails radiating out of the Kalama Horse Camp also offer access to hikers earlier and later in the season than the slopes of Mount Saint Helens itself. This loop involves three of those trails, the Fossil Trail, the Blue Horse Trail, and the Kalama Ski Trail, as well as the road bed of closed FR 8123. While the Blue Horse and Kalama Ski Trails take you over gently-sloped lahars, the Fossil Trail is a remote excursion to logged and unlogged forest on the back side of Goat Mountain. Here grow some of the world's biggest noble firs, ably complemented by large hemlocks, silver firs, and Douglas-firs. The Fossil Trail has seen a revival of late and was fully logged/brushed out in 2019 by Washington Trails Association and Backcountry Horsemen Washington.
Trail Stats
20.8 km
610 m
1097 m
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