Indian Springs–Black Lake, 9 sights
15.4 mi · ▲ 2,636 ft · 6 hr 27 min
Indian Springs–Black Lake, 9 sights is a 15.4-mile out-and-back in Mark O. Hatfield Wilderness near Home Valley, WA. The route passes Black Lake, Rainy Lake and Scout Lake before reaching Indian Springs at the turnaround, 7.7 miles in. It climbs 2,636 ft, with sections as steep as 21% grade, and is mostly dirt. It scores 93/100 on the Ambleway Wildness scale: genuinely wild.
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Indian Springs–Black Lake, 9 sights
15.4 mi · ▲ 2,636 ft · 6 hr 27 min
Elevation 3,767–4,492 ft
Out & Back · Mark O. Hatfield Wilderness
Trailhead: Dead Point Road · 45.61510, -121.75978
Weather Sep 4: Light drizzle, high 52°F / low 41° · precip 53% · wind 7 mph · sunrise 6:33 AM · sunset 7:41 PM
Parking lot at the trailhead
- Start on Dead Point Road, heading NW.
- 50 ftPass Black Lake.
- 0.9 miSharp left onto Rainy-Wahtum Trail #409, heading SW.
- 450 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 SW.
- 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.
- 100 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 W.
- 0.1 miTurn right, heading W.
- 50 ftContinue straight onto Indian Springs Trail #435, heading W.
- 50 ftReach Indian Springs, then turn around and head back the way you came.
- 150 ftTurn left onto Pacific Crest Trail, heading SW.
- 200 ftBear left, heading NW.
- 450 ftContinue straight onto Forest Road 1310-660, heading W.
- 0.1 miContinue straight onto Pacific Crest Trail, heading E.
- 150 ftContinue straight onto Forest Road 1310-660, heading E.
- 0.3 miContinue straight onto Pacific Crest Trail, heading E.
- 150 ftContinue straight onto Forest Road 1310-660, heading E.
- 50 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 NE.
- 1.4 miTurn right onto Rainy-Wahtum Trail #409, heading N.
- 1.9 miContinue straight onto Gorton Creek Trail #408, heading N.
- 50 ftContinue straight onto Rainy-Wahtum Trail #409, heading N.
- 1.2 miSharp right onto Dead Point Road, heading NE.
- 0.9 miArrive back at the trailhead.
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- Parking lot at the trailhead
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