Basin Lake–Scout Pass, 3 saddles
8.3 mi · ▲ 2,930 ft · 4 hr 14 min
Basin Lake–Scout Pass, 3 saddles is an 8.3-mile out-and-back in Norse Peak Wilderness near Snoquera, WA. The route passes Scout Pass before reaching Basin Lake at the turnaround, 4.2 miles in. It climbs 2,930 ft, with sections as steep as 27% grade, and is mostly dirt. It scores 83/100 on the Ambleway Wildness scale: genuinely wild.
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Basin Lake–Scout Pass, 3 saddles
8.3 mi · ▲ 2,930 ft · 4 hr 14 min
Elevation 4,351–6,531 ft
Out & Back · Norse Peak Wilderness
Trailhead: South Trail · 46.94171, -121.47054
Weather Aug 3: Clear, high 68°F / low 41° · precip 1% · wind 4 mph · sunrise 5:49 AM · sunset 8:37 PM
Parking lot at the trailhead
- Start on South Trail, heading SW.
- 0.1 miTurn left onto Blue Bell Loop, heading S.
- 0.3 miTurn left onto Gold Hill Road East, heading NE.
- 400 ftContinue straight onto Bullion Basin Trail, heading E.
- 0.1 miTurn right onto Chutes and Ladders, heading N.
- 0.2 miBear right onto Bullion Basin Trail, heading NE.
- 0.7 miTurn left, heading SE.
- 0.2 miBear left onto Pacific Crest Trail, heading S.
- 1.3 miPass Scout Pass.
- 0.3 miContinue straight onto Basin Lake Trail, heading NE.
- 0.3 miTurn left, heading E.
- 0.4 miReach Basin Lake, then turn around and head back the way you came.
- 0.7 miContinue straight onto Pacific Crest Trail, heading N.
- 1.7 miBear right, heading SE.
- 0.2 miTurn right onto Bullion Basin Trail, heading N.
- 0.7 miBear left onto Chutes and Ladders, heading NW.
- 0.2 miTurn left onto Bullion Basin Trail, heading W.
- 0.1 miContinue straight onto Gold Hill Road East, heading W.
- 400 ftTurn right onto Blue Bell Loop, heading SW.
- 0.3 miTurn right onto South Trail, heading N.
- 450 ftArrive back at the trailhead.
Each distance is the walk from the previous step. Tap a step for a map of its junction.
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Sunset
The best sunset spot on this hike is 2.1 mi in (~108 min). Leave by 6:29 PM for the 8:37 PM sunset. Back at your car by 9:47 PM, after dark — bring a headlamp.
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- Parking lot at the trailhead
Other ways to reach this destination
More from South Trail Trailhead
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- Kelley's Gap Road 5.1 mi · ▲ 1,895 ft
- Henskin Lake–Pickhandle Gap Loop, 6 sights 7 mi · ▲ 2,146 ft
- Norse Peak–Scout Pass, 4 sights 7 mi · ▲ 2,565 ft
- Elizabeth Lake–Henskin Lake Loop, 6 sights 8.4 mi · ▲ 2,719 ft
- Scout Pass–Bullion Basin Trail, 4 sights 8.4 mi · ▲ 2,984 ft
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