Goat Lake–Goat Lake Trail, 3 sights

9.7 mi · ▲ 1,574 ft · 4 hr 1 min

Goat Lake–Goat Lake Trail, 3 sights is a 9.7-mile out-and-back near Bedal, WA. The route reaches Goat Lake at the turnaround, 4.9 miles in. It climbs 1,574 ft, with sections as steep as 21% grade, and is mostly dirt. It scores 84/100 on the Ambleway Wildness scale: genuinely wild.

Elevation

0 mi1,890 – 3,215 ft · steepest grade: 21%9.8 mi

Getting there

Trailhead: Elliot Creek / Goat Lake Trailhead 48.05346, -121.41250
Nearest town Bedal, WA

Directions

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Goat Lake–Goat Lake Trail, 3 sights

9.7 mi · ▲ 1,574 ft · 4 hr 1 min

Elevation 1,891–3,217 ft

Out & Back

Trailhead: Elliot Creek / Goat Lake Trailhead · 48.05346, -121.41250

Weather Sep 4: sunrise 6:29 AM · sunset 7:43 PM

Toilets at the trailhead · Parking lot at the trailhead

  1. Start on Goat Lake Trail, heading NE.
  2. 0.2 miBear left onto Lower Elliott Trail, heading SE.
  3. 2.2 miContinue straight onto Goat Lake Trail, heading SE.
  4. 2.5 miReach Goat Lake, then turn around and head back the way you came.
  5. 2.5 miContinue straight onto Lower Elliott Trail, heading W.
  6. 2.2 miBear right onto Goat Lake Trail, heading NW.
  7. 0.2 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

96% dirt4% unspecified

Weather

Sunrise 6:29 AMSunset 7:43 PM

Good to know

  • Toilets at the trailhead
  • Parking lot at the trailhead

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