Big Heart Falls–Chetwoot Lake Route Viewpoint, 7 lakes
15.5 mi · ▲ 5,182 ft · 7 hr 45 min
Big Heart Falls–Chetwoot Lake Route Viewpoint, 7 lakes is a 15.5-mile out-and-back near Skykomish, WA. The route passes Little Heart Lake, Big Heart Falls, Big Heart Lake and 2 more. It climbs 5,182 ft, with sections as steep as 39% grade, and is mostly dirt. It scores 96/100 on the Ambleway Wildness scale: genuinely wild.
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Big Heart Falls–Chetwoot Lake Route Viewpoint, 7 lakes
15.5 mi · ▲ 5,182 ft · 7 hr 45 min
Elevation 1,579–4,992 ft
Out & Back
Trailhead: West Fork Foss Lakes Trailhead · 47.63483, -121.30395
Weather Sep 4: sunrise 6:29 AM · sunset 7:42 PM
Dogs allowed on leash · Toilets at the trailhead · Parking lot at the trailhead
- Start on West Fork Foss Trail, heading SW.
- 5.1 miPass Little Heart Lake.
- 150 ftBear right, heading SE.
- 1.5 miPass Big Heart Falls.
- 50 ftPass Big Heart Lake.
- 150 ftBear right, heading SE.
- 0.1 miTurn right, heading E.
- 50 ftTurn left onto Chetwoot Lake Route, heading NE.
- 0.5 miPass Chetwoot Lake Route Viewpoint.
- 50 ftPass Angeline Lake.
- 200 ftContinue straight onto Angline Lake Way Trail, heading SE.
- 0.4 miReach Big Heart Falls, then turn around and head back the way you came.
- 0.4 miContinue straight onto Chetwoot Lake Route, heading S.
- 0.5 miTurn right, heading W.
- 50 ftTurn left onto West Fork Foss Trail, heading W.
- 1.7 miTurn right, heading SE.
- 5.1 miArrive back at the trailhead.
Each distance is the walk from the previous step. Tap a step for a map of its junction.
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- Dogs allowed on leash
- Toilets at the trailhead
- Parking lot at the trailhead
More from West Fork Foss Lakes Trailhead Trailhead
- Lake Malachite & West Fork Foss Trail 7.9 mi · ▲ 2,542 ft
- West Fork Foss Viewpoint–Little Heart Lake, 3 sights 12 mi · ▲ 3,465 ft
- Atrium Peak–Big Heart Falls, 7 lakes 15.1 mi · ▲ 4,855 ft
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