Forest Lake–Chickadee Trail, 6 sights
5 mi · ▲ 170 ft · 1 hr 45 min
Forest Lake–Chickadee Trail, 6 sights is a 5-mile out-and-back near Novelty, WA. The route reaches Forest Lake at the turnaround, 2.7 miles in. It is mostly level, with 170 ft of elevation gain. It scores 12/100 on the Ambleway Wildness scale: paved and peopled.
Elevation
0 mi449 – 614 ft5.3 mi
Getting there
Trailhead: Unnamed 47.68749, -121.99523
Nearest town Novelty, WA
Directions
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Forest Lake–Chickadee Trail, 6 sights
5 mi · ▲ 170 ft · 1 hr 45 min
Elevation 450–612 ft
Out & Back
Trailhead: 47.68749, -121.99523
Weather Aug 4: sunrise 5:50 AM · sunset 8:40 PM
- Start at the trailhead, heading NW.
- 0.3 miBear left, heading SW.
- 0.5 miTurn right onto Chickadee Trail, heading W.
- 0.6 miContinue straight onto Woodpecker Trail, heading SW.
- 0.5 miBear right onto Redmond Ridge Trail, heading W.
- 0.2 miReach Forest Lake, then turn around and head back the way you came.
- 0.2 miSharp left onto Nuthatch Trail, heading E.
- 0.4 miPass Forest Lake.
- 100 ftBear left, heading N.
- 0.1 miTurn right onto East Branch Trail, heading N.
- 0.3 miTurn left onto Woodpecker Trail, heading NE.
- 500 ftTurn right, heading E.
- 0.1 miBear right, heading NW.
- 0.1 miTurn left, heading S.
- 50 ftTurn right, heading S.
- 0.3 miTurn left onto Chickadee Trail, heading SE.
- 0.1 miTurn left, heading S.
- 0.5 miTurn right, heading E.
- 100 ftTurn left, heading E.
- 0.3 miBear right, heading NE.
- 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 surface
35% dirt4% paved1% gravel60% unspecified
Weather
Sunrise 5:50 AMSunset 8:40 PM
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- Chickadee Trail 3.1 mi · ▲ 82 ft
- Chickadee Trail 3.4 mi · ▲ 170 ft
- Forest Lake–Chickadee Trail, 5 sights 4.8 mi · ▲ 170 ft
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