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  3. …Southwest Washington
  4. Mount St. Helens National Monument
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“This road connects the Plains of Abraham to the Smith Creek Trail. ”

Paul Hobson
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2.1

Miles

3.3

KM
Doubletrack

4,267' 1,300 m

High

4,051' 1,235 m

Low

207' 63 m

Up

227' 69 m

Down

4%

Avg Grade (2°)

11%

Max Grade (6°)

Dogs Unknown

E-Bikes Unknown

Description

After you've traversed Windy Ridge, take this road to get to the Windy Ridge Interpretive Site and the start of the Smith Creek Trail #225 or keep heading down the pavement to get to the "main" Smith Creek Trailhead. This extension of the main FR 99 road is closed to public vehicles and is a reasonably smooth combination of dirt, well-placed gravel, and some pavement.

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Land Manager: USFS - Mount St. Helens National Volcanic Monument Office

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Paul Hobson
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Cody Olsen races the sun as Mount St. Helens looms over the valley of death. Seen to the right is the famous explosive face where the landslide and explosion happened.
Nov 1, 2017 near Morton, WA
Riding back from Windy Ridge facing Mt. Saint Helens which just emitted fumes.
Aug 16, 2014 near Morton, WA
Climbing sand ladders off Windy Ridge
Sep 1, 2019 near Morton, WA

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