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Forest Lake–Chickadee Trail, 5 sights

4.8 mi · ▲ 170 ft · 1 hr 41 min

Forest Lake–Chickadee Trail, 5 sights is a 4.8-mile out-and-back near Novelty, WA. The route reaches Forest Lake. It is mostly level, with 170 ft of elevation gain. It scores 13/100 on the Ambleway Wildness scale: paved and peopled.

Elevation

0 mi449 – 614 ft5.1 mi

Getting there

Trailhead: Unnamed 47.68749, -121.99523
Nearest town Novelty, WA
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Forest Lake–Chickadee Trail, 5 sights

4.8 mi · ▲ 170 ft · 1 hr 41 min

Elevation 450–612 ft

Out & Back

Trailhead: 47.68749, -121.99523

Weather Aug 4: sunrise 5:50 AM · sunset 8:40 PM

  1. Start at the trailhead, heading NW.
  2. 0.3 miBear left, heading SW.
  3. 0.5 miTurn right onto Chickadee Trail, heading W.
  4. 0.6 miSharp right onto Woodpecker Trail, heading N.
  5. 0.4 miTurn left onto East Branch Trail, heading W.
  6. 0.4 miReach Forest Lake, then turn around and head back the way you came.
  7. 350 ftTurn right onto Nuthatch Trail, heading SE.
  8. 0.1 miBear left, heading S.
  9. 0.1 miBear right, heading S.
  10. 0.3 miTurn left onto Redmond Ridge Trail, heading SE.
  11. 50 ftBear left onto Woodpecker Trail, heading SE.
  12. 0.5 miContinue straight onto Chickadee Trail, heading NW.
  13. 0.4 miTurn left, heading E.
  14. 0.5 miTurn right, heading E.
  15. 100 ftTurn left, heading SE.
  16. 0.3 miBear right, heading NE.
  17. 0.3 miArrive back at the trailhead.

Each distance is the walk from the previous step. Tap a step for a map of its junction.

Trail map, photos and weather for this hike: www.ambleway.com/hikes/forest-lake-chickadee-trail-out-back-5-sights-7-km

Trail surface

47% dirt1% gravel52% unspecified

Weather

Sunrise 5:50 AMSunset 8:40 PM

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