Gazzam Lake–Gazzam Lake Loop Trail, 8 sights is a 6.2-mile out-and-back in Gazzam Lake Nature Preserve near Westwood, WA. The route reaches Gazzam Lake. It climbs 828 ft, with sections as steep as 18% grade, and is mostly dirt. It scores 9/100 on the Ambleway Wildness scale: paved and peopled.
Elevation
0 mi16 – 390 ft · steepest grade: 18%6.7 mi
Getting there
Trailhead: Westwood Shore Trail 47.62807, -122.57601
Nearest town Westwood, WA
Directions
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Gazzam Lake–Gazzam Lake Loop Trail, 8 sights
6.2 mi · ▲ 828 ft · 2 hr 29 min
Elevation 15–390 ft
Out & Back · Gazzam Lake Nature Preserve
Trailhead: Westwood Shore Trail · 47.62807, -122.57601
Weather Aug 4: sunrise 5:52 AM · sunset 8:42 PM
- Start on Westwood Shore Trail, heading SE.
- 0.4 miTurn right, heading SE.
- 400 ftSharp right onto Gazzam Lake Main Trail, heading E.
- 0.2 miPass Gazzam Lake.
- 0.9 miBear right onto Veterane Trail, heading S.
- 300 ftTurn left, heading S.
- 50 ftBear right, heading S.
- 0.6 miReach Gazzam Lake, then turn around and head back the way you came.
- 0.8 miSharp right, heading N.
- 50 ftSharp left, heading N.
- 0.2 miTurn left onto Gazzam Lake Main Trail, heading SW.
- 150 ftTurn right onto Peters Trail, heading E.
- 0.6 miTurn left, heading N.
- 0.4 miTurn right onto Opal Ridge Trail, heading N.
- 0.5 miTurn right onto Gazzam Lake Loop Trail, heading NW.
- 0.2 miContinue straight onto Gazzam Lake Main Trail, heading W.
- 0.4 miSharp left onto Russ Knudsen Trail, heading NW.
- 0.3 miTurn right onto Westwood Link Trail, heading N.
- 0.2 miTurn left onto Westwood Shore Trail, heading S.
- 0.1 miArrive back at the trailhead.
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Trail surface
100% dirt
Weather
Sunrise 5:52 AMSunset 8:42 PM
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