Trail #128 Pompey Peak

This trail is open to hikers, horses and bicycles.

Portions of this trail correspond to an Indian trail that began on the Cowlitz River and climbed Pompey Peak to join the Klickitat Trail. Features include views of the Cowlitz Valley, Mt. Rainier, Mt. St. Helens, and Mt. Adams, which can all be seen from the summit of Pompey Peak.  This trail is steep with exposed stretches.

This trail used to begin at Forest Road 2304 but the road is now closed at Owens Creek 5.5 miles before the trail. The trail is now only accessible from Klickitat Trail #7 from either Forest Road 5508024 or from Forest Road 20 at Jackpot Lake. The  trail  passes through  open subalpine ridge near the base of Twin Sisters Peak, and also passes through a beautiful oldgrowth forest Pompey Peak was named for a pack mule belonging to A.W. Joerk. The mule fell to its death on the upper part of the trail in the 1890s. A fire lookout was built on the summit of Pompey Peak in 1934. It was later abandoned and destroyed. The section of trail originating from Cline Road is not being maintained because the trailhead is on private property.

At a Glance