Gifford Pinchot National Forest · Washington · Trail SNO-R5600

5600 Snowmobile

5600 Snowmobile Trail is a 4.6 miles snow trail in Gifford Pinchot National Forest, Washington. The Forest Service rates it trail class 4, highly developed. The forest has not published allowed uses for it.

Trail conditions, closures and hazards are not tracked here. The Gifford Pinchot National Forest official page carries current alerts and closure orders.

Map

One end Other endLine simplified to about 100 metres. Basemap from the USGS National Map.

One end46.3530, -121.5998 · Directions ↗
Other end46.4029, -121.5336 · Directions ↗

The ends are the two ends of the longest connected chain of segments. The record does not say which is the usual start.

The trail

Length4.6 miles
Trail class4, highly developed
Typesnow trail
Surfacesnow
Typical grade8-10 percent
Typical tread widthover 120 inches
AccessibilityEvaluated and does not meet accessibility guidelines
Trail numbersSNO-R5600
ForestGifford Pinchot National Forest (unit 0603)
StatesWashington
Detail publishedbasic characteristics

Values are the set across all segments. Class 1 is minimally developed and class 5 is fully developed. Grade and width are the forest's typical values, not measured extremes.

Trailheads

No season published · listed closed
0.1 mi

Distance is from the point to the nearest part of the trail line. Season text is what the forest wrote and is often a season name rather than a date. The recreation page link goes to the Forest Service site, which may redirect to the forest's recreation index.

Camping nearby

Campsite Atlas cards carry site counts and booking links from Recreation.gov. Forest Service cards come from the recreation layer and link the agency page.

Fire nearby

  • Wildfire
    West Fork

    41 mi from the trail midpoint · 310 acres · 16% contained

  • Wildfire
    High Lava

    43 mi from the trail midpoint · 2,899 acres · 80% contained

Distance is to the reported incident point, not the fire edge. Closure orders are on the forest's official page.

Reference

Questions people ask

How long is the 5600 Snowmobile Trail?

4.6 miles, the sum of the 1 segment the Forest Service records under this name in Gifford Pinchot National Forest.

Source: Forest Service trail layer

What is allowed on the 5600 Snowmobile Trail?

Gifford Pinchot National Forest has not published allowed uses for this trail. The forest office can say what is open.

Source: Gifford Pinchot National Forest official page

Where does the 5600 Snowmobile Trail start?

The line begins at 46.3530, -121.5998 and ends at 46.4029, -121.5336. The nearest recorded trailhead is Trailhead: Cody Day Use, 0.1 miles from the line. The record does not say which end is the usual start.

Source: Forest Service trail layer

Is the 5600 Snowmobile Trail in a wilderness area?

No. The trail line does not cross any polygon in the National Wilderness Preservation System layer.

Source: Wilderness Connect

Where can I camp near the 5600 Snowmobile Trail?

Horse Camp: Cody (0.2 mi), Adams Fork Campground (2.4 mi) and Walupt Lake Campground (3.2 mi) are within five miles of the trail. Site counts and booking links are on Campsite Atlas.

Source: Campsite Atlas

How developed is the 5600 Snowmobile Trail?

Trail class 4, which the Forest Service describes as highly developed. Class 1 is a minimal, unimproved route and class 5 is fully developed, often paved.

Source: Forest Service trail layer

How steep and how wide is the 5600 Snowmobile Trail?

The typical grade is 8-10 percent. The typical tread is over 120 inches wide.

Source: Forest Service trail layer

Is the 5600 Snowmobile Trail accessible?

No. The Forest Service evaluated it and found it does not meet its accessibility guidelines.

Source: Forest Service trail layer

Who manages the 5600 Snowmobile Trail?

Gifford Pinchot National Forest, Forest Service unit 0603. The trail is in Washington.

Source: Gifford Pinchot National Forest official page

Is there a fire near the 5600 Snowmobile Trail?

2 active incidents within 50 miles of the trail midpoint as of 2026-09-18, the nearest West Fork at 41 miles. Check the forest's closure orders before you go.

Source: Fire nearby

Source

This page is built from 1 segment named 5600 SNOWMOBILE in the Forest Service TrailNFS_Publish layer, administrative unit 0603. Wilderness overlap is tested against the National Wilderness Preservation System layer from Wilderness Connect. Trailheads and Forest Service campgrounds come from the Forest Service Recreation Opportunities layer. Data refreshed September 17, 2026. The methodology page explains how segments become trails.