Yacolt Burn State Forest

Greenleaf Pond–Kidney Lake, 6 lakes

8.6 mi · ▲ 1,811 ft · 3 hr 46 min

Greenleaf Pond–Kidney Lake, 6 lakes is an 8.6-mile out-and-back in Yacolt Burn State Forest near Moffetts Hot Springs, WA. The route passes Gillette Lake, Kidney Lake, Butlers Pond and Greenleaf Pond before reaching Greenleaf Slough at the turnaround, 4.3 miles in. It climbs 1,811 ft, with sections as steep as 24% grade. It scores 44/100 on the Ambleway Wildness scale: green fringe.

Elevation

0 mi49 – 807 ft · steepest grade: 24%8.9 mi

Getting there

Trailhead: Unnamed 45.66589, -121.94412
Nearest town Moffetts Hot Springs, WA

Directions

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Greenleaf Pond–Kidney Lake, 6 lakes

8.6 mi · ▲ 1,811 ft · 3 hr 46 min

Elevation 50–808 ft

Out & Back · Yacolt Burn State Forest

Trailhead: 45.66589, -121.94412

Weather Sep 4: sunrise 6:34 AM · sunset 7:42 PM

  1. Start at the trailhead, heading SW.
  2. 50 ftPass Gillette Lake.
  3. 0.5 miSharp right, heading NW.
  4. 50 ftPass Kidney Lake.
  5. 50 ftPass Butlers Pond.
  6. 50 ftTurn right, heading N.
  7. 0.4 miSharp left, heading W.
  8. 150 ftContinue straight onto Pacific Crest Trail, heading W.
  9. 0.4 miPass Greenleaf Pond.
  10. 1.2 miContinue straight onto Two Chiefs Trail, heading NW.
  11. 0.7 miContinue straight onto Aldrich Butte Trail, heading SE.
  12. 0.5 miTurn left, heading S.
  13. 0.3 miTurn left, heading SE.
  14. 0.3 miPass Greenleaf Slough.
  15. 150 ftReach Greenleaf Pond, then turn around and head back the way you came.
  16. 0.4 miTurn right, heading SW.
  17. 0.7 miContinue straight onto Two Chiefs Trail, heading N.
  18. 0.7 miContinue straight onto Pacific Crest Trail, heading SE.
  19. 1.6 miSharp right, heading SE.
  20. 0.4 miTurn left, heading SW.
  21. 50 ftSharp left, heading SW.
  22. 0.4 miArrive back at the trailhead.

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Trail surface

22% dirt78% unspecified

Weather

Sunrise 6:34 AMSunset 7:42 PM

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