Sunset Lake–Horse Pond, 3 lakes
2.5 mi · ▲ 293 ft · 59 min
Sunset Lake–Horse Pond, 3 lakes is a 2.5-mile out-and-back near Wilkeson, WA. The route passes Waterfront and Horse Pond before reaching Sunset Lake at the turnaround, 1.1 miles in. It climbs 293 ft and is mostly dirt. It scores 7/100 on the Ambleway Wildness scale: paved and peopled.
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Sunset Lake–Horse Pond, 3 lakes
2.5 mi · ▲ 293 ft · 59 min
Elevation 1,075–1,231 ft
Out & Back
Trailhead: Indian Village Trail · 47.11063, -122.00721
Weather Aug 3: Overcast, high 73°F / low 48° · precip 0% · wind 5 mph · sunrise 5:50 AM · sunset 8:40 PM
Drinking water at the trailhead
- Start on Indian Village Trail, heading SE.
- 50 ftPass Waterfront.
- 50 ftPass Horse Pond.
- 250 ftBear right onto Lewis and Clark, heading SE.
- 0.1 miBear right onto Backcountry Trail, heading SE.
- 0.5 miBear left onto Tower Trail, heading SW.
- 0.5 miTurn left, heading NE.
- 0.1 miBear left, heading N.
- 50 ftReach Sunset Lake, then turn around and head back the way you came.
- 50 ftBear right, heading N.
- 0.7 miBear right onto Backcountry Trail, heading NE.
- 0.4 miBear left onto Lewis and Clark, heading N.
- 0.1 miBear left onto Indian Village Trail, heading NW.
- 150 ftArrive back at the trailhead.
Each distance is the walk from the previous step. Tap a step for a map of its junction.
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Sunset
The best sunset spot on this hike is right at the trailhead, so there is no walk out. Be there by 8:20 PM to have the sun's last 20 minutes of sky before it sets at 8:40 PM. Your car is right there — dark at 9:15 PM.
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- Drinking water at the trailhead
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