Indian Mountain–Scout Lake, 6 sights
15.8 mi · ▲ 3,056 ft · 6 hr 48 min
Indian Mountain–Scout Lake, 6 sights is a 15.8-mile out-and-back in Mark O. Hatfield Wilderness near Home Valley, WA. The route passes Rainy Lake and Scout Lake before reaching Indian Mountain at the turnaround, 7.9 miles in. It climbs 3,056 ft and is mostly dirt. It scores 94/100 on the Ambleway Wildness scale: genuinely wild.
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Indian Mountain–Scout Lake, 6 sights
15.8 mi · ▲ 3,056 ft · 6 hr 48 min
Elevation 3,961–4,902 ft
Out & Back · Mark O. Hatfield Wilderness
Trailhead: Rainy-Wahtum Trail #409 · 45.62606, -121.75874
Weather Sep 4: Light drizzle, high 51°F / low 40° · precip 53% · wind 8 mph · sunrise 6:33 AM · sunset 7:41 PM
Parking lot at the trailhead
- Start on Rainy-Wahtum Trail #409, heading SW.
- 50 ftPass Rainy Lake.
- 1.1 miContinue straight onto Gorton Creek Trail #408, heading S.
- 50 ftContinue straight onto Rainy-Wahtum Trail #409, heading S.
- 1.9 miTurn left onto Anthill Trail #406B, heading S.
- 1.4 miTurn left onto Forest Road 1310-660, heading S.
- 0.5 miPass Scout Lake.
- 1.2 miContinue straight onto Pacific Crest Trail, heading W.
- 50 ftContinue straight onto Forest Road 1310-660, heading W.
- 50 ftContinue straight onto Pacific Crest Trail, heading W.
- 150 ftContinue straight onto Forest Road 1310-660, heading W.
- 0.3 miContinue straight onto Pacific Crest Trail, heading W.
- 150 ftContinue straight onto Forest Road 1310-660, heading W.
- 0.1 miContinue straight onto Pacific Crest Trail, heading SW.
- 0.1 miTurn right, heading W.
- 0.3 miSharp left onto Indian Mountain Trail #416, heading W.
- 0.9 miReach Indian Mountain, then turn around and head back the way you came.
- 0.9 miSharp right onto Pacific Crest Trail, heading N.
- 0.3 miTurn right, heading SE.
- 250 ftBear left, heading E.
- 450 ftContinue straight onto Forest Road 1310-660, heading E.
- 0.1 miContinue straight onto Pacific Crest Trail, heading E.
- 200 ftContinue straight onto Forest Road 1310-660, heading NE.
- 0.3 miContinue straight onto Pacific Crest Trail, heading E.
- 150 ftContinue straight onto Forest Road 1310-660, heading E.
- 100 ftContinue straight onto Pacific Crest Trail, heading E.
- 50 ftContinue straight onto Forest Road 1310-660, heading E.
- 1.7 miTurn right onto Anthill Trail #406B, heading E.
- 1.4 miTurn right onto Rainy-Wahtum Trail #409, heading NW.
- 1.9 miContinue straight onto Gorton Creek Trail #408, heading N.
- 50 ftContinue straight onto Rainy-Wahtum Trail #409, heading N.
- 1.1 miArrive 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 7.0 mi in (~210 min). Leave by 3:51 PM for the 7:41 PM sunset. Back at your car by 11:18 PM, after dark — bring a headlamp.
Good to know
- Parking lot at the trailhead
More from Rainy-Wahtum Trail #409 Trailhead
- Black Lake–Rainy Lake, 3 lakes 2 mi · ▲ 210 ft
- Rainy Lake–North Lake, 5 sights 6.3 mi · ▲ 1,076 ft
- Chinidere Mountain–Chindere Mountain Trail #445 Viewpoint, 5 sights 9.1 mi · ▲ 1,299 ft
- Scout Lake–Rainy Lake, 5 sights 11.8 mi · ▲ 1,768 ft
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