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 Sep 20: sunrise 6:51 AM · sunset 7:09 PM
Parking lot at the trailhead
- Start on Pacific Crest Trail, heading N.
- 50 ftPass Windy Pass.
- 0.5 miTurn left, heading NE.
- 0.9 miContinue straight onto 9070-110, heading E.
- 0.5 miPass Rockdale Lake.
- 200 ftBear left, heading E.
- 0.3 miSharp left, heading NE.
- 350 ftTurn right, heading E.
- 450 ftTurn right, heading E.
- 0.4 miPass Divide Lake.
- 200 ftTurn left, heading E.
- 150 ftTurn right, heading E.
- 0.2 miTurn left, heading NE.
- 0.7 miTurn left, heading N.
- 0.2 miReach Beaver Lake, then turn around and head back the way you came.
- 0.2 miTurn right, heading N.
- 0.7 miTurn right, heading S.
- 0.2 miTurn left, heading SE.
- 100 ftTurn right, heading SE.
- 0.4 miTurn left, heading SW.
- 400 ftTurn left, heading W.
- 0.4 miBear left, heading S.
- 0.5 miContinue straight onto Pacific Crest Trail, heading NW.
- 0.9 miTurn left, heading S.
- 0.4 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
33% dirt6% gravel61% unspecified
Weather
Sunrise 6:51 AMSunset 7:09 PM
Sunset
The best sunset spot on this hike is 1.0 mi in (~25 min). Leave by 6:24 PM for the 7:09 PM sunset. Back at your car by 7:59 PM, after dark — bring a headlamp.
Good to know
- Parking lot at the trailhead
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