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Ridgefield National Wildlife Refuge

Horse Lake–Bull Lake, 4 lakes

2 mi · ▲ 0 ft · 40 min

Horse Lake–Bull Lake, 4 lakes is a 2-mile out-and-back in Ridgefield National Wildlife Refuge near Ridgefield, WA. The route passes Bull Lake and Horse Lake before reaching Plantain Pond at the turnaround, 1 miles in. It is mostly level, with 0 ft of elevation gain. It scores 1/100 on the Ambleway Wildness scale: paved and peopled.

Elevation

0 mi13 – 23 ft2.0 mi

Getting there

Trailhead: Northwest Hall Place Road 45.80786, -122.74339
Nearest town Ridgefield, WA
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Horse Lake–Bull Lake, 4 lakes

2 mi · ▲ 0 ft · 40 min

Elevation 14–22 ft

Out & Back · Ridgefield National Wildlife Refuge

Trailhead: Northwest Hall Place Road · 45.80786, -122.74339

Weather Sep 4: Light drizzle, high 67°F / low 53° · precip 25% · wind 5 mph · sunrise 6:37 AM · sunset 7:45 PM

Toilets at the trailhead · Parking lot at the trailhead

  1. Start on Northwest Hall Place Road, heading N.
  2. 50 ftPass Bull Lake.
  3. 50 ftPass Horse Lake.
  4. 1 miReach Horse Lake, then turn around and head back the way you came.
  5. 50 ftPass Plantain Pond.
  6. 1 miArrive back at the trailhead.

Each distance is the walk from the previous step. Tap a step for a map of its junction.

Trail map, photos and weather for this hike: www.ambleway.com/hikes/horse-lake-out-back

Weather

Light drizzleTemperature 67°F53°
Precip25%Wind5 mphUV5Humidity80%
Rained 0.3″ yesterday · trails may be muddy
Hourly temperatureRain chance
70°50° 12 AM: 6% rain1 AM: 5% rain2 AM: 2% rain3 AM: 3% rain4 AM: 5% rain5 AM: 8% rain6 AM: 14% rain7 AM: 8% rain8 AM: 17% rain9 AM: 19% rain10 AM: 14% rain11 AM: 9% rain12 PM: 5% rain1 PM: 6% rain2 PM: 7% rain3 PM: 11% rain4 PM: 14% rain5 PM: 22% rain6 PM: 25% rain7 PM: 15% rain8 PM: 6% rain9 PM: 5% rain10 PM: 4% rain11 PM: 2% rain
Sunrise 6:37 AM12 AM3 AM9 AM12 PM3 PMSunset 7:45 PM
Sat 73°51°
Sun 78°52° 18%
Mon 77°48°
Tue 79°51°
Wed 91°54°
Thu 82°56°

Sunset

The best sunset spot on this hike is 0.5 mi in (~13 min). Leave by 7:12 PM for the 7:45 PM sunset. Back at your car by 8:14 PM — 2 min before dark. Car visible from the viewpoint

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Good to know

  • Toilets at the trailhead
  • Parking lot at the trailhead

Hikes near Ridgefield, Washington