Lake Ilswoot–Emerald Lake, 4 lakes
15.5 mi · ▲ 3,343 ft · 6 hr 50 min
Lake Ilswoot–Emerald Lake, 4 lakes is a 15.5-mile out-and-back near Skykomish, WA. The route passes Jade Lake and Emerald Lake before reaching Lake Ilswoot at the turnaround, 7.7 miles in. It climbs 3,343 ft, with sections as steep as 32% grade, and is mostly dirt. It scores 93/100 on the Ambleway Wildness scale: genuinely wild.
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Lake Ilswoot–Emerald Lake, 4 lakes
15.5 mi · ▲ 3,343 ft · 6 hr 50 min
Elevation 1,622–4,715 ft
Out & Back
Trailhead: Necklace Valley Trailhead · 47.66479, -121.28816
Weather Sep 4: Light drizzle, high 66°F / low 48° · precip 35% · wind 5 mph · sunrise 6:29 AM · sunset 7:42 PM
Dogs allowed on leash · Toilets at the trailhead · Parking lot at the trailhead
- Start on Necklace Valley Trail, heading SE.
- 7.5 miPass Jade Lake.
- 400 ftTurn left, heading SE.
- 300 ftPass Emerald Lake.
- 0.1 miTurn left, heading NE.
- 0.1 miReach Lake Ilswoot, then turn around and head back the way you came.
- 0.1 miTurn right, heading W.
- 7.5 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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- Dogs allowed on leash
- Toilets at the trailhead
- Parking lot at the trailhead
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