Blue Mountain & Twin Lakes via National Forest Development Road 035
14.1 mi · ▲ 2,507 ft · 5 hr 57 min
Blue Mountain & Twin Lakes via National Forest Development Road 035 is a 14.1-mile out-and-back near Riverside, WA. The route passes Twin Lakes and Blue Mountain. It climbs 2,507 ft, with sections as steep as 22% grade. It scores 92/100 on the Ambleway Wildness scale: genuinely wild.
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Blue Mountain & Twin Lakes via National Forest Development Road 035
14.1 mi · ▲ 2,507 ft · 5 hr 57 min
Elevation 782–3,021 ft
Out & Back
Trailhead: 48.17203, -121.94433
Weather Aug 4: sunrise 5:48 AM · sunset 8:41 PM
Parking lot at the trailhead
- Start at the trailhead, heading S.
- 50 ftPass Twin Lakes.
- 0.3 miTurn left, heading N.
- 0.6 miSharp right, heading SE.
- 1.7 miSharp right, heading S.
- 0.6 miBear left, heading E.
- 0.6 miSharp left, heading W.
- 1 miReach Blue Mountain, then turn around and head back the way you came.
- 1 miBear left, heading E.
- 50 ftBear right, heading E.
- 0.8 miBear right, heading NE.
- 0.4 miTurn left, heading SE.
- 0.1 miBear right, heading E.
- 0.3 miTurn left, heading E.
- 0.9 miBear right, heading N.
- 1.1 miContinue straight onto National Forest Development Road 035, heading W.
- 4.4 miTurn right, heading S.
- 0.3 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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Sunset
The best sunset spot on this hike is 1.2 mi in (~40 min). Leave by 7:41 PM for the 8:41 PM sunset. Back at your car by 9:26 PM, after dark — bring a headlamp.
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- Parking lot at the trailhead
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