1.8 hr
Overview
This short but scenic trail section connects the Ape Canyon Trail (#234) to the Plains of Abraham Trail (#216D) for a great continuous out-and-back route. The trail takes you around Pumice Butte and then through the pumice fields alongside the base of Mt. St. Helens. The trail is relatively flat but has some loose, technical sections and crosses a few rocky washes as well.<br><br>If you're doing the Ape Canyon to Plains of Abraham ride, you'll bear right at a junction with Plains of Abraham Trail but the Loowit Trail continues to the left all the way to Windy Trail #216E.
Trail Stats
5.9 km
204 m
1471 m
1277 m
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Photos
East side of Mt. St. Helens
East side of Mt. St. Helens
Trail narrows with a drop off on the right side.
Trail narrows with a drop off on the right side.
Clouds Rolling in the from the east that soon overtake the trail and visibility!
Clouds Rolling in the from the east that soon overtake the trail and visibility!
Near Pumice Butte
Near Pumice Butte
Ape Canyon and June Lake Trail junction--go right to Abrams.
Ape Canyon and June Lake Trail junction--go right to Abrams.
Trail Junction. Plains of Abraham.
Trail Junction. Plains of Abraham.
A pause to meditate in The Glory.
A pause to meditate in The Glory.
The sign marker for the beginning of the Plains of Abraham, one of the IMBA epics.
The sign marker for the beginning of the Plains of Abraham, one of the IMBA epics.
Mt. St. Helens on the way back from Abrams to Ape Canyon.
Mt. St. Helens on the way back from Abrams to Ape Canyon.
Lunch spot looking at the east face of Mount St. Helens 6.2 miles into the Ape Canyon to Plains of Abraham IMBA Epic at the junction of the Loowit Trail and the Plains of Abraham Trail
Lunch spot looking at the east face of Mount St. Helens 6.2 miles into the Ape Canyon to Plains of Abraham IMBA Epic at the junction of the Loowit Trail and the Plains of Abraham Trail
What a crack.
What a crack.
Riding across the Plains of Abraham with the crater peak in the back.
Riding across the Plains of Abraham with the crater peak in the back.
A rock cairn marks the route with Mt. St. Helens in the background.
A rock cairn marks the route with Mt. St. Helens in the background.
Surfing the pumice fields on the way to the Plains of Abraham Trail at the base of Mt. St. Helens.
Surfing the pumice fields on the way to the Plains of Abraham Trail at the base of Mt. St. Helens.
Trail sign for Loowit, Abraham, and Windy ridge with Mt. St. Helens in the background.
Trail sign for Loowit, Abraham, and Windy ridge with Mt. St. Helens in the background.
Mt. St. Helens.
Mt. St. Helens.