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Mark O. Hatfield Wilderness

Bear Lake–North Lake, 4 sights

15.6 mi · ▲ 5,149 ft · 7 hr 46 min

Bear Lake–North Lake, 4 sights is a 15.6-mile out-and-back in Mark O. Hatfield Wilderness near Home Valley, WA. The route passes North Lake before reaching Bear Lake at the turnaround, 7.8 miles in. It climbs 5,149 ft, with sections as steep as 28% grade, and is mostly dirt. It scores 63/100 on the Ambleway Wildness scale: backcountry feel.

Elevation

0 mi203 – 4,118 ft · steepest grade: 28%15.7 mi

Getting there

Trailhead: Wyeth Trail #411 45.68775, -121.77177
Nearest town Home Valley, WA
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Bear Lake–North Lake, 4 sights

15.6 mi · ▲ 5,149 ft · 7 hr 46 min

Elevation 204–4,117 ft

Out & Back · Mark O. Hatfield Wilderness

Trailhead: Wyeth Trail #411 · 45.68775, -121.77177

Weather Sep 4: sunrise 6:33 AM · sunset 7:41 PM

Toilets at the trailhead · Parking lot at the trailhead

  1. Start at the trailhead, heading E.
  2. 150 ftTurn left onto Wyeth Trail #411, heading NE.
  3. 5.9 miPass North Lake.
  4. 0.8 miBear left onto Mount Defiance Trail #413, heading NE.
  5. 0.5 miTurn left onto Bear Lake Trail #413A, heading N.
  6. 0.7 miReach Bear Lake, then turn around and head back the way you came.
  7. 0.7 miTurn right onto Mount Defiance Trail #413, heading SW.
  8. 0.5 miBear right onto Wyeth Trail #411, heading W.
  9. 6.6 miTurn right, heading SW.
  10. 50 ftArrive back at the trailhead.

Each distance is the walk from the previous step. Tap a step for a map of its junction.

Trail map, photos and weather for this hike: www.ambleway.com/hikes/bear-lake-bear-lake-out-back-6-lakes

Trail surface

100% dirt

Weather

Sunrise 6:33 AMSunset 7:41 PM

Good to know

  • Toilets at the trailhead
  • Parking lot at the trailhead

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