State: Washington
Location: Gifford Pinchot National Forest
Length, One-Way: 5.3 miles
Trail Type: Out and Back
Minimum Elevation: 3600 feet
Maximum Elevation: 5400 feet
Best Season: July to October
Difficulty: Difficult
Usage: Moderate
Parking: Northwest Forest Pass is required at trailheads.
Two deer greet each other in early morning Washington field
Trail Information
The Lemei Trail begins on Forest Road 24 and passes through a second-growth forest. The trail climbs to the ridge line and enters the Indian Heaven Wilderness. At this point, the trail intersects with Filloon Trail (#102). Passing Lake Wapiki Trail (#34A), the Lemei Trail climbs steeply to open meadow slopes, providing excellent views of the lake and Lemei Rock before descending to the Indian Heaven Trail (#33), near Cultus Lake.
The trail features good views of Mounts Adams, Rainier, St. Helens and Hood, along with views of Lemei Rock, a 5,925-foot promontory jutting 500 feet above Lake Wapiki. Lemei Rock is the highest point in Indian Heaven Wilderness and is the core of an old volcano. The crater forms the basin for Lake Wapiki.
Directions
From Trout Lake:
Take State Highway 141 west to the forest boundary where it becomes Forest Road 24. Follow FR24 northeast for approximately 5 miles to the trailhead.
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