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

  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 miContinue straight onto Woodpecker Trail, heading SW.
  5. 0.5 miBear right onto Redmond Ridge Trail, heading W.
  6. 0.2 miReach Forest Lake, then turn around and head back the way you came.
  7. 0.2 miSharp left onto Nuthatch Trail, heading E.
  8. 0.4 miPass Forest Lake.
  9. 100 ftBear left, heading N.
  10. 0.1 miTurn right onto East Branch Trail, heading N.
  11. 0.3 miTurn left onto Woodpecker Trail, heading NE.
  12. 500 ftTurn right, heading E.
  13. 0.1 miBear right, heading NW.
  14. 0.1 miTurn left, heading S.
  15. 50 ftTurn right, heading S.
  16. 0.3 miTurn left onto Chickadee Trail, heading SE.
  17. 0.1 miTurn left, heading S.
  18. 0.5 miTurn right, heading E.
  19. 100 ftTurn left, heading E.
  20. 0.3 miBear right, heading NE.
  21. 0.3 miArrive back at the trailhead.

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Trail surface

35% dirt4% paved1% gravel60% unspecified

Weather

Sunrise 5:50 AMSunset 8:40 PM

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