Bengston Lake
5.9 mi · ▲ 407 ft · 2 hr 10 min
Bengston Lake is a 5.9-mile out-and-back near Startup, WA. The route reaches Bengston Lake at the turnaround, 2.7 miles in. It climbs 407 ft. It scores 82/100 on the Ambleway Wildness scale: genuinely wild.
Elevation
0 mi2,359 – 2,704 ft6.0 mi
Getting there
Trailhead: Unnamed 47.78262, -121.75306
Nearest town Startup, WA
Directions
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Bengston Lake
5.9 mi · ▲ 407 ft · 2 hr 10 min
Elevation 2,359–2,705 ft
Out & Back
Trailhead: 47.78262, -121.75306
Weather Sep 20: sunrise 6:52 AM · sunset 7:11 PM
- Start at the trailhead, heading NE.
- 50 ftTurn left, heading NE.
- 0.6 miTurn right, heading SE.
- 0.2 miBear right, heading SW.
- 1.9 miPass Bengston Lake.
- 0.1 miSharp left, heading S.
- 500 ftReach Bengston Lake, then turn around and head back the way you came.
- 500 ftSharp right, heading W.
- 2 miBear left, heading N.
- 0.2 miTurn left, heading W.
- 0.6 miTurn right, heading SW.
- 50 ftArrive back at the trailhead.
Each distance is the walk from the previous step. Tap a step for a map of its junction.
Weather
Sunrise 6:52 AMSunset 7:11 PM
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