Green Lake–Mowich Lake, 5 sights is a 15.7-mile out-and-back near Upper Fairfax, WA. The route passes Mowich Lake and Ipsut Pass before reaching Green Lake at the turnaround, 7.9 miles in. It climbs 4,360 ft, with sections as steep as 34% grade, and is mostly dirt. It scores 95/100 on the Ambleway Wildness scale: genuinely wild.
Elevation
0 mi2,090 – 5,118 ft · steepest grade: 34%15.9 mi
Getting there
Trailhead: Unnamed 46.93737, -121.86770
Nearest town Upper Fairfax, WA
Directions
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Green Lake–Mowich Lake, 5 sights
15.7 mi · ▲ 4,360 ft · 7 hr 25 min
Elevation 2,091–5,120 ft
Out & Back
Trailhead: 46.93737, -121.86770
Weather Aug 3: Mostly clear, high 59°F / low 39° · precip 1% · wind 6 mph · sunrise 5:50 AM · sunset 8:39 PM
- Start at the trailhead, heading NE.
- 50 ftPass Mowich Lake.
- 150 ftBear left onto Wonderland Trail, heading N.
- 1 miPass Ipsut Pass.
- 3.3 miContinue straight onto Carbon Glacier Trail, heading NW.
- 2.2 miTurn left onto Green Lake Trail, heading W.
- 1.4 miReach Green Lake, then turn around and head back the way you came.
- 1.4 miTurn right onto Carbon River Trail, heading NE.
- 2.2 miContinue straight onto Wonderland Trail, heading S.
- 4.3 miBear right, heading S.
- 50 ftArrive back at the trailhead.
Each distance is the walk from the previous step. Tap a step for a map of its junction.
Trail surface
77% dirt23% gravel
Weather
Mostly clearTemperature 59°F39°
Precip1%Wind6 mphUV8Humidity59%
Rained 0.2″ 2 days ago
Hourly temperature
60°35°
Sunrise 5:50 AM12 AM3 AM9 AM12 PM3 PM6 PMSunset 8:39 PM
Tue
67°49°
Wed
73°55°
Thu
75°53°
Fri
68°47°
Sat
64°44°
Sun
66°44°
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