AMBLEWAY Wildest hikes

Highrocks Lookout & Lake Hannan

4.1 mi · ▲ 451 ft · 1 hr 36 min

Highrocks Lookout & Lake Hannan is a 4.1-mile out-and-back near Woods Creek, WA. The route passes Lake Hannan and Highrocks Lookout. It climbs 451 ft. It scores 83/100 on the Ambleway Wildness scale: genuinely wild.

Elevation

0 mi994 – 1,431 ft4.2 mi

Getting there

Trailhead: Unnamed 47.80462, -121.88370
Nearest town Woods Creek, WA
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Highrocks Lookout & Lake Hannan

4.1 mi · ▲ 451 ft · 1 hr 36 min

Elevation 995–1,430 ft

Out & Back

Trailhead: 47.80462, -121.88370

Weather Aug 3: Fog, high 70°F / low 48° · precip 0% · wind 5 mph · sunrise 5:48 AM · sunset 8:41 PM

  1. Start at the trailhead, heading SW.
  2. 50 ftPass Lake Hannan.
  3. 350 ftTurn left, heading SE.
  4. 0.1 miTurn left, heading NE.
  5. 0.3 miBear left, heading NE.
  6. 350 ftTurn right, heading SE.
  7. 0.4 miReach Highrocks Lookout, then turn around and head back the way you came.
  8. 0.4 miTurn right, heading NE.
  9. 0.5 miTurn right, heading SE.
  10. 0.4 miTurn right, heading S.
  11. 1 miTurn right, heading NW.
  12. 0.2 miTurn right, heading NW.
  13. 0.5 miTurn left, heading N.
  14. 0.1 miTurn right, heading NW.
  15. 250 ftArrive back at the trailhead.

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Trail map, photos and weather for this hike: www.ambleway.com/hikes/highrocks-lookout-lake-hannan-out-back-7-km

Weather

FogTemperature 70°F48°
Precip0%Wind5 mphUV7Humidity67%
Hourly temperature
70°45°
Sunrise 5:48 AM12 AM3 AM9 AM12 PM3 PM6 PMSunset 8:41 PM
Tue 78°56°
Wed 84°60°
Thu 88°55°
Fri 79°50°
Sat 76°50°
Sun 78°49°

Sunset

The best sunset spot on this hike is 1.0 mi in (~34 min). Leave by 7:47 PM for the 8:41 PM sunset. Back at your car by 9:22 PM, after dark — bring a headlamp.

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