Divide Lake & Rockdale Lake
3.6 mi · ▲ 1,157 ft · 1 hr 47 min
Divide Lake & Rockdale Lake is a 3.6-mile out-and-back near Snoqualmie Pass, WA. The route passes Divide Lake before reaching Rockdale Lake at the turnaround, 1.6 miles in. It climbs 1,157 ft, with sections as steep as 32% grade. It scores 12/100 on the Ambleway Wildness scale: paved and peopled.
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Divide Lake & Rockdale Lake
3.6 mi · ▲ 1,157 ft · 1 hr 47 min
Elevation 2,932–3,844 ft
Out & Back
Trailhead: 47.40341, -121.41146
Weather Sep 20: sunrise 6:51 AM · sunset 7:09 PM
Transit-accessible: Silver Fir East stop 413 m from the trailhead · Parking lot at the trailhead
- Start at the trailhead, heading S.
- 100 ftTurn right, heading SW.
- 50 ftTurn left, heading SW.
- 0.2 miTurn left, heading W.
- 50 ftTurn right, heading W.
- 500 ftBear left, heading W.
- 0.4 miPass Divide Lake.
- 50 ftTurn left, heading SW.
- 100 ftTurn right, heading SW.
- 0.4 miTurn left, heading S.
- 400 ftTurn left, heading SE.
- 400 ftTurn right, heading S.
- 0.2 miPass Rockdale Lake.
- 150 ftBear left, heading SW.
- 50 ftTurn right, heading SW.
- 0.2 miReach Divide Lake, then turn around and head back the way you came.
- 0.2 miTurn left, heading NE.
- 50 ftBear right, heading NE.
- 0.2 miTurn left, heading NE.
- 400 ftTurn right, heading NE.
- 400 ftTurn right, heading N.
- 0.4 miTurn left, heading E.
- 100 ftTurn right, heading E.
- 0.4 miBear right, heading E.
- 500 ftTurn left, heading E.
- 50 ftTurn right, heading E.
- 0.2 miTurn right, heading E.
- 50 ftTurn left, heading E.
- 50 ftArrive 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 1.5 mi in (~64 min). Leave by 5:45 PM for the 7:09 PM sunset. Back at your car by 8:07 PM, after dark — bring a headlamp.
Good to know
- Transit-accessible: Silver Fir East stop 413 m from the trailhead
- Parking lot at the trailhead
Other ways to reach this destination
More from this trailhead
- Mirror Lake–Tinkham Tarns, 7 lakes 15.3 mi · ▲ 4,574 ft
- Divide Lake–Rockdale Lake, 5 sights 10.6 mi · ▲ 3,011 ft
- Twin Lakes–Tinkham Tarns, 7 lakes 14.6 mi · ▲ 4,966 ft
- Tubing Park 1.2 mi · ▲ 173 ft
- Surveyors Lake & Divide Lake 3.3 mi · ▲ 1,220 ft
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