Kachess Lake & Little Kachess Viewpoint via Little Kachess Trail
2.7 mi · ▲ 594 ft · 1 hr 12 min
Kachess Lake & Little Kachess Viewpoint via Little Kachess Trail is a 2.7-mile out-and-back near Kachess Resort, WA. The route passes Kachess Lake and Little Kachess Viewpoint. It climbs 594 ft, with sections as steep as 28% grade, and is mostly dirt. It scores 71/100 on the Ambleway Wildness scale: backcountry feel.
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Kachess Lake & Little Kachess Viewpoint via Little Kachess Trail
2.7 mi · ▲ 594 ft · 1 hr 12 min
Elevation 2,261–2,445 ft
Out & Back
Trailhead: 47.35854, -121.24657
Weather Sep 5: Light drizzle, high 64°F / low 46° · precip 41% · wind 3 mph · sunrise 6:29 AM · sunset 7:41 PM
Toilets at the trailhead · Drinking water at the trailhead · Parking lot at the trailhead
- Start at the trailhead, heading NE.
- 50 ftPass Kachess Lake.
- 100 ftSharp left onto Little Kachess Trail, heading W.
- 250 ftBear right, heading N.
- 0.1 miPass Little Kachess Viewpoint.
- 50 ftBear left, heading NE.
- 1.1 miSharp right, heading N.
- 150 ftReach Kachess Lake, then turn around and head back the way you came.
- 1.2 miBear left, heading SW.
- 0.2 miSharp right, heading NW.
- 50 ftArrive back at the trailhead.
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- Toilets at the trailhead
- Drinking water at the trailhead
- Parking lot at the trailhead
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