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Chenuis Falls–Mowich Lake, 5 sights

13.1 mi · ▲ 3,160 ft · 5 hr 57 min

Chenuis Falls–Mowich Lake, 5 sights is a 13.1-mile out-and-back near Upper Fairfax, WA. The route passes Mowich Lake and Ipsut Pass before reaching Chenuis Falls at the turnaround, 6.5 miles in. It climbs 3,160 ft, with sections as steep as 35% grade, and is mostly dirt. It scores 93/100 on the Ambleway Wildness scale: genuinely wild.

Elevation

0 mi2,149 – 5,118 ft · steepest grade: 35%13.4 mi

Getting there

Trailhead: Wonderland Trailhead 46.93295, -121.86349
Nearest town Upper Fairfax, WA
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Chenuis Falls–Mowich Lake, 5 sights

13.1 mi · ▲ 3,160 ft · 5 hr 57 min

Elevation 2,148–5,120 ft

Out & Back

Trailhead: Wonderland Trailhead · 46.93295, -121.86349

Weather Sep 20: sunrise 6:52 AM · sunset 7:11 PM

Toilets at the trailhead · Parking lot at the trailhead

  1. Start on Wonderland Trail, heading NE.
  2. 50 ftPass Mowich Lake.
  3. 1.4 miPass Ipsut Pass.
  4. 3.3 miContinue straight onto Carbon Glacier Trail, heading SE.
  5. 1.6 miSharp right onto Chenuis Falls Trail, heading N.
  6. 0.3 miReach Chenuis Falls, then turn around and head back the way you came.
  7. 0.3 miSharp left onto Carbon Glacier Trail, heading SE.
  8. 1.6 miContinue straight onto Wonderland Trail, heading W.
  9. 4.6 miArrive back at the trailhead.

Each distance is the walk from the previous step. Tap a step for a map of its junction.

Trail map, photos and weather for this hike: www.ambleway.com/hikes/chenuis-falls-ipsut-pass-out-back-20-km

Trail surface

77% dirt19% gravel4% unspecified

Weather

Sunrise 6:52 AMSunset 7:11 PM

Good to know

  • Toilets at the trailhead
  • Parking lot at the trailhead

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