Eagle Cliff Viewpoint & Mowich Lake via Spray Park Trail is a 2.8-mile out-and-back near Upper Fairfax, WA. The route passes Mowich Lake before reaching Eagle Cliff Viewpoint at the turnaround, 1.4 miles in. It climbs 565 ft, with sections as steep as 24% grade, and is mostly dirt. It scores 93/100 on the Ambleway Wildness scale: genuinely wild.
Elevation
0 mi4,702 – 4,948 ft · steepest grade: 24%3.0 mi
Getting there
Trailhead: Wonderland Trailhead 46.93295, -121.86349
Nearest town Upper Fairfax, WA
Directions
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Eagle Cliff Viewpoint & Mowich Lake via Spray Park Trail
2.8 mi · ▲ 565 ft · 1 hr 13 min
Elevation 4,701–4,949 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
- Start on Wonderland Trail, heading S.
- 50 ftPass Mowich Lake.
- 0.2 miBear left onto Spray Park Trail, heading S.
- 1.2 miTurn right, heading S.
- 50 ftReach Eagle Cliff Viewpoint, then turn around and head back the way you came.
- 1.2 miBear right onto Wonderland Trail, heading N.
- 0.1 miArrive back at the trailhead.
Each distance is the walk from the previous step. Tap a step for a map of its junction.
Trail surface
99% dirt1% unspecified
Weather
Sunrise 6:52 AMSunset 7:11 PM
Sunset
The best sunset spot on this hike is 0.7 mi in (~17 min). Leave by 6:34 PM for the 7:11 PM sunset. Back at your car by 7:49 PM, after dark — bring a headlamp.
Good to know
- Toilets at the trailhead
- Parking lot at the trailhead
Other ways to reach this destination
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- First Mother Mountain–Mowich Lake, 4 summits 9 mi · ▲ 3,239 ft
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