Eunice Lake–Mowich Lake, 4 lakes is a 4.7-mile out-and-back near Upper Fairfax, WA. The route passes Mowich Lake and Ipsut Pass before reaching Eunice Lake at the turnaround, 2.2 miles in. It climbs 976 ft, with sections as steep as 24% grade, and is mostly dirt. It scores 79/100 on the Ambleway Wildness scale: genuinely wild.
Elevation
0 mi4,872 – 5,378 ft · steepest grade: 24%4.9 mi
Getting there
Trailhead: Wonderland Trailhead 46.93295, -121.86349
Nearest town Upper Fairfax, WA
Directions
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Eunice Lake–Mowich Lake, 4 lakes
4.7 mi · ▲ 976 ft · 2 hr 3 min
Elevation 4,873–5,376 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 NE.
- 50 ftPass Mowich Lake.
- 1.4 miPass Ipsut Pass.
- 150 ftSharp left onto Tolmie Peak Trail, heading N.
- 1 miTurn right, heading SW.
- 50 ftReach Eunice Lake, then turn around and head back the way you came.
- 1 miSharp right onto Wonderland Trail, heading SE.
- 1.3 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
Sunrise 6:52 AMSunset 7:11 PM
Good to know
- Toilets at the trailhead
- Parking lot at the trailhead
Other ways to reach this destination
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