Airplane Lake–Dagger Lake, 4 lakes
16 mi · ▲ 3,200 ft · 6 hr 56 min
Airplane Lake–Dagger Lake, 4 lakes is a 16-mile out-and-back near Sultan, WA. The route passes Dagger Lake, Tomtit Lake and Airplane Lake. It climbs 3,200 ft, with sections as steep as 22% grade. It scores 82/100 on the Ambleway Wildness scale: genuinely wild.
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Airplane Lake–Dagger Lake, 4 lakes
16 mi · ▲ 3,200 ft · 6 hr 56 min
Elevation 612–3,375 ft
Out & Back
Trailhead: 47.80922, -121.78707
Weather Sep 20: sunrise 6:52 AM · sunset 7:11 PM
- Start at the trailhead, heading N.
- 0.7 miPass Dagger Lake.
- 50 ftTurn right onto Dagger Lake Road, heading E.
- 0.8 miPass Tomtit Lake.
- 50 ftTurn right, heading NE.
- 1 miSharp right, heading SE.
- 5 miPass Airplane Lake.
- 100 ftTurn left, heading SE.
- 0.3 miTurn right, heading SE.
- 0.3 miReach Airplane Lake, then turn around and head back the way you came.
- 0.3 miTurn left, heading NE.
- 0.3 miTurn right, heading SW.
- 5 miSharp left, heading NW.
- 1 miTurn left, heading S.
- 0.8 miTurn left, heading W.
- 0.7 miArrive back at the trailhead.
Each distance is the walk from the previous step. Tap a step for a map of its junction.
Weather
Sunset
The best sunset spot on this hike is right at the trailhead, so there is no walk out. Be there by 6:51 PM to have the sun's last 20 minutes of sky before it sets at 7:11 PM. Your car is right there — dark at 7:42 PM.
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- Dagger Lake–Tomtit Lake, 3 lakes 3 mi · ▲ 405 ft
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