Morning Star Natural Resources Conservation Area
Foggy Lake & Weeden Creek Trail
9.4 mi · ▲ 3,129 ft · 4 hr 42 min
Foggy Lake & Weeden Creek Trail is a 9.4-mile out-and-back in Morning Star Natural Resources Conservation Area near Monte Cristo, WA. The route reaches Foggy Lake at the turnaround, 4.7 miles in. It climbs 3,129 ft, with sections as steep as 39% grade, and is mostly dirt. It scores 68/100 on the Ambleway Wildness scale: backcountry feel.
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Foggy Lake & Weeden Creek Trail
9.4 mi · ▲ 3,129 ft · 4 hr 42 min
Elevation 2,296–5,335 ft
Out & Back · Morning Star Natural Resources Conservation Area
Trailhead: Monte Cristo Trail · 48.02599, -121.44378
Weather Sep 5: Drizzle, high 61°F / low 47° · precip 48% · wind 1 mph · sunrise 6:29 AM · sunset 7:43 PM
Toilets at the trailhead · Parking lot at the trailhead
- Start on Monte Cristo Trail, heading S.
- 0.7 miTurn right onto Weeden Creek Trail, heading SW.
- 3.4 miBear left, heading W.
- 250 ftTurn right, heading W.
- 0.5 miReach Foggy Lake, then turn around and head back the way you came.
- 0.5 miTurn left, heading E.
- 3.4 miTurn left onto Monte Cristo Trail, heading NW.
- 0.7 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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- Toilets at the trailhead
- Parking lot at the trailhead
More from Monte Cristo Trail Trailhead
- Barlow Point–Barlow Pass, 3 summits 1.7 mi · ▲ 912 ft
- Monte Cristo Trail & Weeden Creek Trail 4.2 mi · ▲ 172 ft
- Monte Cristo–Monte Cristo Trail, 3 sights 8.9 mi · ▲ 685 ft
- Monte Cristo Bypass–Monte Cristo Trail, 3 sights 9.4 mi · ▲ 620 ft
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