Divide Lake–Rockdale Lake, 4 sights is an 8-mile out-and-back near Snoqualmie Pass, WA. The route passes Divide Lake and Rockdale Lake. It climbs 2,105 ft, with sections as steep as 31% grade. It scores 22/100 on the Ambleway Wildness scale: paved and peopled.
Elevation
0 mi3,015 – 3,944 ft · steepest grade: 31%8.6 mi
Getting there
Trailhead: Unnamed 47.40783, -121.41395
Nearest town Snoqualmie Pass, WA
Directions
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Divide Lake–Rockdale Lake, 4 sights
8 mi · ▲ 2,105 ft · 3 hr 43 min
Elevation 3,016–3,943 ft
Out & Back
Trailhead: 47.40783, -121.41395
Weather Sep 20: sunrise 6:51 AM · sunset 7:09 PM
Transit-accessible: Central Shuttle Stop stop 299 m from the trailhead
- Start at the trailhead, heading N.
- 250 ftSharp left, heading SW.
- 0.4 miBear right, heading SW.
- 50 ftBear left, heading SW.
- 0.4 miTurn left, heading SW.
- 50 ftPass Divide Lake.
- 100 ftTurn right, heading S.
- 0.4 miTurn left, heading S.
- 400 ftTurn left, heading SE.
- 400 ftSharp right onto 9070-110, heading S.
- 0.3 miPass Rockdale Lake.
- 100 ftBear left, heading SW.
- 0.5 miContinue straight onto Pacific Crest Trail, heading W.
- 0.6 miBear right, heading S.
- 350 ftTurn left onto Forest Road 9070, heading S.
- 0.6 miTurn right onto 9070-410, heading SW.
- 0.4 miReach Divide Lake, then turn around and head back the way you came.
- 0.4 miTurn left onto Forest Road 9070, heading E.
- 0.6 miTurn right, heading NE.
- 350 ftBear left onto Pacific Crest Trail, heading E.
- 0.6 miContinue straight onto 9070-110, heading NE.
- 0.5 miBear left, heading E.
- 0.3 miSharp left, heading E.
- 400 ftTurn right, heading E.
- 400 ftTurn right, heading NE.
- 0.4 miTurn left, heading N.
- 100 ftTurn right, heading N.
- 0.4 miBear right, heading N.
- 50 ftBear left, heading N.
- 0.4 miSharp right, heading E.
- 50 ftArrive back at the trailhead.
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Trail surface
16% dirt84% unspecified
Weather
Sunrise 6:51 AMSunset 7:09 PM
Sunset
The best sunset spot on this hike is 2.4 mi in (~84 min). Leave by 5:25 PM for the 7:09 PM sunset. Back at your car by 8:41 PM, after dark — bring a headlamp.
Good to know
- Transit-accessible: Central Shuttle Stop stop 299 m from the trailhead
Other ways to reach this destination
More from this trailhead
- Divide Lake & Hyak Lake via Forest Road 9070-110 3.3 mi · ▲ 1,129 ft
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