Annette Lake & Snoqualmie Tunnel via Annette Lake Trail is a 12.7-mile out-and-back near Hyak, WA. The route reaches Annette Lake at the turnaround, 6.2 miles in. It climbs 4,502 ft, with sections as steep as 75% grade, and is mostly gravel. It scores 20/100 on the Ambleway Wildness scale: paved and peopled.
Elevation
0 mi2,405 – 4,016 ft · steepest grade: 75%12.9 mi
Getting there
Trailhead: Palouse to Cascades State Park Trail 47.39473, -121.39627
Nearest town Hyak, WA
Directions
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Annette Lake & Snoqualmie Tunnel via Annette Lake Trail
12.7 mi · ▲ 4,502 ft · 6 hr 29 min
Elevation 2,404–4,015 ft
Out & Back
Trailhead: Palouse to Cascades State Park Trail · 47.39473, -121.39627
Weather Aug 4: sunrise 5:48 AM · sunset 8:37 PM
Transit-accessible: East Shuttle Stop stop 370 m from the trailhead · Parking lot at the trailhead
- Start on Snoqualmie Tunnel, heading W.
- 2.3 miContinue straight onto Palouse to Cascades State Park Trail, heading W.
- 1.6 miBear left onto Annette Lake Trail, heading S.
- 2.4 miTurn right, heading S.
- 0.1 miReach Annette Lake, then turn around and head back the way you came.
- 2.6 miBear right onto Palouse to Cascades State Park Trail, heading N.
- 1.6 miContinue straight onto Snoqualmie Tunnel, heading E.
- 2.2 miArrive back at the trailhead.
Each distance is the walk from the previous step. Tap a step for a map of its junction.
Trail surface
60% gravel38% dirt2% unspecified
Weather
Sunrise 5:48 AMSunset 8:37 PM
Good to know
- Transit-accessible: East Shuttle Stop stop 370 m from the trailhead
- Parking lot at the trailhead
Other ways to reach this destination
More from Palouse to Cascades State Park Trail Trailhead
- Lagoon cell #2 & Lagoon cell #1 via Palouse to Cascades State Park Trail 1.5 mi · ▲ 53 ft
- Snoqualmie Tunnel 4.5 mi · ▲ 2,837 ft
- Hyak Lake–Rockdale Lake, 7 sights 13 mi · ▲ 5,096 ft
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