AMBLEWAY Wildest hikes

Kepke Lake & Burnit Coalmine Road

1.9 mi · ▲ 338 ft · 48 min

Kepke Lake & Burnit Coalmine Road is a 1.9-mile out-and-back near Wilkeson, WA. The route reaches Kepke Lake at the turnaround, 1 miles in. It climbs 338 ft, with sections as steep as 22% grade. It scores 0/100 on the Ambleway Wildness scale: paved and peopled.

Elevation

0 mi774 – 1,030 ft · steepest grade: 22%2.0 mi

Getting there

Trailhead: Unnamed 47.11558, -122.05550
Nearest town Wilkeson, WA
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Kepke Lake & Burnit Coalmine Road

1.9 mi · ▲ 338 ft · 48 min

Elevation 775–1,031 ft

Out & Back

Trailhead: 47.11558, -122.05550

Weather Aug 4: Overcast, high 85°F / low 54° · precip 0% · wind 6 mph · sunrise 5:52 AM · sunset 8:38 PM

  1. Start at the trailhead, heading E.
  2. 0.3 miBear left, heading E.
  3. 0.2 miSharp left onto Burnit Coalmine Road, heading E.
  4. 0.4 miReach Kepke Lake, then turn around and head back the way you came.
  5. 0.4 miSharp right, heading W.
  6. 0.2 miBear right, heading W.
  7. 0.3 miArrive back at the trailhead.

Each distance is the walk from the previous step. Tap a step for a map of its junction.

Trail map, photos and weather for this hike: www.ambleway.com/hikes/kepke-lake-kepke-lake-out-back-3-km-3a9e

Weather

OvercastTemperature 85°F54°
Precip0%Wind6 mphUV7Humidity62%
Hourly temperature
85°50°
Sunrise 5:52 AM12 AM3 AM9 AM12 PM3 PM6 PMSunset 8:38 PM
Wed 90°60°
Thu 91°56°
Fri 84°52°
Sat 83°52°
Sun 81°50°
Mon 83°51°

Sunset

The best sunset spot on this hike is 0.3 mi in (~11 min). Leave by 8:08 PM for the 8:38 PM sunset. Back at your car by 9:00 PM — 14 min before dark.

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