Basin Lake & Norse Peak Trail is a 10.5-mile out-and-back in Norse Peak Wilderness near Snoquera, WA. The route reaches Basin Lake at the turnaround, 5.3 miles in. It climbs 3,670 ft, with sections as steep as 23% grade, and is mostly dirt. It scores 86/100 on the Ambleway Wildness scale: genuinely wild.
Elevation
0 mi4,013 – 6,660 ft · steepest grade: 23%10.8 mi
Getting there
Trailhead: Halfcamp Trailhead 46.96229, -121.48011
Nearest town Snoquera, WA
Directions
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Basin Lake & Norse Peak Trail
10.5 mi · ▲ 3,670 ft · 5 hr 20 min
Elevation 4,013–6,661 ft
Out & Back · Norse Peak Wilderness
Trailhead: Halfcamp Trailhead · 46.96229, -121.48011
Weather Aug 3: Clear, high 64°F / low 41° · precip 0% · wind 2 mph · sunrise 5:49 AM · sunset 8:37 PM
- Start on Norse Peak Trail, heading N.
- 3.2 miSharp right onto Norse Peak View Trail, heading N.
- 450 ftSharp left, heading SE.
- 300 ftBear right onto Norse Peak Trail, heading NE.
- 0.6 miSharp right onto Pacific Crest Trail, heading NW.
- 0.6 miSharp left onto Basin Lake Trail, heading S.
- 0.3 miTurn left, heading E.
- 0.4 miReach Basin Lake, then turn around and head back the way you came.
- 0.7 miSharp right onto Pacific Crest Trail, heading NW.
- 0.6 miSharp left, heading NW.
- 0.4 miContinue straight onto Norse Peak Trail, heading W.
- 0.3 miBear left, heading N.
- 250 ftSharp right onto Norse Peak View Trail, heading N.
- 450 ftSharp left onto Norse Peak Trail, heading NW.
- 1.4 miSharp right, heading W.
- 1.8 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
97% dirt3% unspecified
Weather
ClearTemperature 64°F41°
Precip0%Wind2 mphUV7Humidity74%
Hourly temperature
65°40°
Sunrise 5:49 AM12 AM3 AM9 AM12 PM3 PM6 PMSunset 8:37 PM
Tue
74°55°
Wed
82°59°
Thu
87°57°
Fri
77°52°
Sat
75°49°
Sun
75°48°
Sunset
The best sunset spot on this hike is 2.4 mi in (~117 min). Leave by 6:20 PM for the 8:37 PM sunset. Back at your car by 9:51 PM, after dark — bring a headlamp.
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