Jay Lake & Wallace Lake via Greg Ball Trail
10.4 mi · ▲ 2,201 ft · 4 hr 34 min
Jay Lake & Wallace Lake via Greg Ball Trail is a 10.4-mile out-and-back in Wallace Falls State Park near Startup, WA. The route passes Wallace Lake before reaching Jay Lake at the turnaround, 5.2 miles in. It climbs 2,201 ft. It scores 78/100 on the Ambleway Wildness scale: genuinely wild.
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Jay Lake & Wallace Lake via Greg Ball Trail
10.4 mi · ▲ 2,201 ft · 4 hr 34 min
Elevation 870–1,895 ft
Out & Back · Wallace Falls State Park
Trailhead: Shaw Lake Trailhead · 47.92677, -121.71675
Weather Sep 20: Mostly clear, high 68°F / low 50° · precip 0% · wind 1 mph · sunrise 6:52 AM · sunset 7:11 PM
Parking lot at the trailhead
- Start at the trailhead, heading S.
- 2.4 miSharp left, heading S.
- 50 ftTurn right, heading S.
- 1.6 miPass Wallace Lake.
- 150 ftBear left onto Greg Ball Trail, heading N.
- 1.1 miTurn left, heading NW.
- 100 ftReach Jay Lake, then turn around and head back the way you came.
- 1.1 miBear right, heading S.
- 1.7 miTurn left, heading W.
- 50 ftSharp right, heading W.
- 2.3 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 0.5 mi in (~15 min). Leave by 6:36 PM for the 7:11 PM sunset. Back at your car by 7:38 PM — 4 min before dark.
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- Parking lot at the trailhead
Other ways to reach this destination
More from Shaw Lake Trailhead Trailhead
- Wallace Lake & Small Falls via Wallace Falls Mainline 15.1 mi · ▲ 3,652 ft
- Upper Wallace Falls–Woody Viewpoint, 4 viewpoints 15.3 mi · ▲ 2,703 ft
- Lower Wallace Falls–Middle Wallace Falls, 6 viewpoints 15.3 mi · ▲ 4,077 ft
- Middle Wallace Falls–Upper Wallace Falls Viewpoint, 4 viewpoints 14.8 mi · ▲ 3,021 ft
- Upper Olney Falls & Upper Olney Falls View via Upper Olney Falls Trail 9.2 mi · ▲ 1,686 ft
- Greg Ball Viewpoint & Wallace Lake via Greg Ball Trail 8.7 mi · ▲ 2,145 ft
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