Eunice Lake–Mowich Lake, 5 sights is a 16-mile out-and-back near Upper Fairfax, WA. The route passes Mowich Lake and Ipsut Pass before reaching Eunice Lake at the turnaround, 8 miles in. It climbs 4,287 ft, with sections as steep as 23% grade, and is mostly dirt. It scores 88/100 on the Ambleway Wildness scale: genuinely wild.
Elevation
0 mi2,818 – 5,374 ft · steepest grade: 23%16.3 mi
Getting there
Trailhead: Paul Peak Trailhead 46.93467, -121.90754
Nearest town Upper Fairfax, WA
Directions
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Eunice Lake–Mowich Lake, 5 sights
16 mi · ▲ 4,287 ft · 7 hr 29 min
Elevation 2,817–5,375 ft
Out & Back
Trailhead: Paul Peak Trailhead · 46.93467, -121.90754
Weather Aug 3: Mostly clear, high 63°F / low 44° · precip 1% · wind 6 mph · sunrise 5:50 AM · sunset 8:39 PM
Toilets at the trailhead · Parking lot at the trailhead
- Start on Paul Peak Trail, heading SE.
- 2.9 miBear left onto Wonderland Trail, heading NE.
- 2.9 miPass Mowich Lake.
- 250 ftTurn left, heading NW.
- 1.4 miPass Ipsut Pass.
- 300 ftSharp left onto Tolmie Peak Trail, heading NW.
- 0.8 miReach Eunice Lake, then turn around and head back the way you came.
- 0.8 miSharp right onto Wonderland Trail, heading SE.
- 1.4 miTurn left, heading SE.
- 2.9 miBear right onto Paul Peak Trail, heading W.
- 2.7 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
100% dirt
Weather
Mostly clearTemperature 63°F44°
Precip1%Wind6 mphUV8Humidity62%
Rained 0.1″ 2 days ago
Hourly temperature
65°40°
Sunrise 5:50 AM12 AM3 AM9 AM12 PM3 PM6 PMSunset 8:39 PM
Tue
71°56°
Wed
77°59°
Thu
79°57°
Fri
72°51°
Sat
68°48°
Sun
70°48°
Good to know
- Toilets at the trailhead
- Parking lot at the trailhead
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