Lake Chaplain via Chaplain Mainline
4.6 mi · ▲ 396 ft · 1 hr 44 min
Lake Chaplain via Chaplain Mainline is a 4.6-mile out-and-back near Lake Roesiger, WA. The route reaches Lake Chaplain at the turnaround, 2.3 miles in. It climbs 396 ft. It scores 79/100 on the Ambleway Wildness scale: genuinely wild.
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Lake Chaplain via Chaplain Mainline
4.6 mi · ▲ 396 ft · 1 hr 44 min
Elevation 605–840 ft
Out & Back
Trailhead: Monroe Camp Road · 47.97177, -121.86357
Weather Sep 20: Fog, high 68°F / low 50° · precip 0% · wind 3 mph · sunrise 6:52 AM · sunset 7:11 PM
Parking lot at the trailhead
- Start on Monroe Camp Road, heading E.
- 0.7 miBear right onto Chaplain Mainline, heading E.
- 0.8 miTurn right, heading NW.
- 0.8 miBear left, heading S.
- 150 ftReach Lake Chaplain, then turn around and head back the way you came.
- 150 ftBear right, heading S.
- 1.6 miBear left onto Monroe Camp Road, heading NW.
- 0.7 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 (~34 min). Leave by 6:17 PM for the 7:11 PM sunset. Back at your car by 7:55 PM, after dark — bring a headlamp. Car visible from the viewpoint
Good to know
- Parking lot at the trailhead
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More from Monroe Camp Road Trailhead
- Chaplain Mainline 8.3 mi · ▲ 1,183 ft
- Monroe Camp Road 6 mi · ▲ 504 ft
- Explorer Falls–Explorer Falls Top, 3 viewpoints 2.4 mi · ▲ 357 ft
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