Beaver Lake via Pacific Crest Trail
1.7 mi · ▲ 625 ft · 53 min
Beaver Lake via Pacific Crest Trail is a 1.7-mile out-and-back near Denny Creek, WA. The route reaches Beaver Lake at the turnaround, 0.7 miles in. It climbs 625 ft, with sections as steep as 29% grade. It scores 0/100 on the Ambleway Wildness scale: paved and peopled.
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Beaver Lake via Pacific Crest Trail
1.7 mi · ▲ 625 ft · 53 min
Elevation 3,021–3,665 ft
Out & Back
Trailhead: 47.42171, -121.41666
Weather Aug 3: Clear, high 70°F / low 45° · precip 2% · wind 1 mph · sunrise 5:47 AM · sunset 8:38 PM
Transit-accessible: West Summit Shuttle Stop stop 364 m from the trailhead · Parking lot at the trailhead
- Start at the trailhead, heading NE.
- 0.2 miTurn left, heading SW.
- 100 ftBear left, heading SW.
- 0.2 miTurn right, heading NW.
- 0.1 miSharp left onto Pacific Crest Trail, heading SW.
- 0.2 miBear right, heading S.
- 0.1 miReach Beaver Lake, then turn around and head back the way you came.
- 0.1 miBear left, heading NE.
- 0.2 miSharp right, heading N.
- 0.1 miTurn left, heading NE.
- 0.2 miBear right, heading E.
- 100 ftTurn right, heading NE.
- 0.1 miArrive back at the trailhead.
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Good to know
- Transit-accessible: West Summit Shuttle Stop stop 364 m from the trailhead
- Parking lot at the trailhead
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