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Beaver Lake–Divide Lake, 5 lakes is a 7.9-mile out-and-back near Rockdale, WA. The route passes Windy Pass, Rockdale Lake and Divide Lake before reaching Beaver Lake at the turnaround, 3.9 miles in. It climbs 1,858 ft, with sections as steep as 16% grade. It scores 20/100 on the Ambleway Wildness scale: paved and peopled.

Elevation

0 mi3,232 – 3,845 ft · steepest grade: 16%8.6 mi

Getting there

Trailhead: Pacific Crest Trail 47.37316, -121.44687
Nearest town Rockdale, WA

Directions

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Beaver Lake–Divide Lake, 5 lakes

7.9 mi · ▲ 1,858 ft · 3 hr 34 min

Elevation 3,233–3,844 ft

Out & Back

Trailhead: Pacific Crest Trail · 47.37316, -121.44687

Weather Aug 4: Clear, high 63°F / low 43° · precip 1% · wind 3 mph · sunrise 5:49 AM · sunset 8:37 PM

Parking lot at the trailhead

  1. Start on Pacific Crest Trail, heading N.
  2. 50 ftPass Windy Pass.
  3. 0.5 miTurn left, heading NE.
  4. 0.9 miContinue straight onto 9070-110, heading E.
  5. 0.5 miPass Rockdale Lake.
  6. 200 ftBear left, heading E.
  7. 0.3 miSharp left, heading NE.
  8. 350 ftTurn right, heading E.
  9. 450 ftTurn right, heading E.
  10. 0.4 miPass Divide Lake.
  11. 200 ftTurn left, heading E.
  12. 150 ftTurn right, heading E.
  13. 0.2 miTurn left, heading NE.
  14. 0.7 miTurn left, heading N.
  15. 0.2 miReach Beaver Lake, then turn around and head back the way you came.
  16. 0.2 miTurn right, heading N.
  17. 0.7 miTurn right, heading S.
  18. 0.2 miTurn left, heading SE.
  19. 100 ftTurn right, heading SE.
  20. 0.4 miTurn left, heading SW.
  21. 400 ftTurn left, heading W.
  22. 0.4 miBear left, heading S.
  23. 0.5 miContinue straight onto Pacific Crest Trail, heading NW.
  24. 0.9 miTurn left, heading S.
  25. 0.4 miArrive back at the trailhead.

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Trail surface

33% dirt6% gravel61% unspecified

Weather

ClearTemperature 63°F43°
Precip1%Wind3 mphUV7Humidity58%
Rained 0.2″ 2 days ago
Hourly temperature
65°40°
Sunrise 5:49 AM12 AM3 AM9 AM12 PM3 PM6 PMSunset 8:37 PM
Tue 74°54°
Wed 79°57°
Thu 80°53°
Fri 74°49°
Sat 70°47°
Sun 69°44°

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