Kidney Lake–Gillette Lake, 4 lakes
5.6 mi · ▲ 970 ft · 2 hr 21 min
Kidney Lake–Gillette Lake, 4 lakes is a 5.6-mile out-and-back in Yacolt Burn State Forest near Moffetts Hot Springs, WA. The route passes Gillette Lake and Butlers Pond before reaching Kidney Lake at the turnaround, 2.7 miles in. It climbs 970 ft, with sections as steep as 17% grade. It scores 41/100 on the Ambleway Wildness scale: green fringe.
Elevation
0 mi79 – 427 ft · steepest grade: 17%6.0 mi
Getting there
Trailhead: Unnamed 45.65542, -121.94118
Nearest town Moffetts Hot Springs, WA
Directions
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Kidney Lake–Gillette Lake, 4 lakes
5.6 mi · ▲ 970 ft · 2 hr 21 min
Elevation 78–427 ft
Out & Back · Yacolt Burn State Forest
Trailhead: 45.65542, -121.94118
Weather Sep 6: sunrise 6:36 AM · sunset 7:38 PM
- Start at the trailhead, heading SE.
- 0.2 miBear left, heading N.
- 50 ftBear left, heading NE.
- 200 ftTurn right, heading NE.
- 50 ftSharp left, heading NE.
- 0.4 miSharp left onto Pacific Crest Trail, heading SE.
- 1.2 miPass Gillette Lake.
- 0.5 miBear right, heading N.
- 50 ftTurn left, heading N.
- 0.1 miPass Butlers Pond.
- 0.2 miPass Kidney Lake.
- 100 ftTurn left, heading S.
- 50 ftTurn right, heading S.
- 0.2 miReach Kidney Lake, then turn around and head back the way you came.
- 0.2 miTurn left, heading W.
- 50 ftTurn right, heading W.
- 0.4 miTurn right, heading NE.
- 1.6 miSharp right, heading S.
- 0.4 miSharp right, heading SW.
- 50 ftTurn left, heading SW.
- 150 ftBear right, heading SW.
- 50 ftBear right, heading SW.
- 0.2 miArrive back at the trailhead.
Each distance is the walk from the previous step. Tap a step for a map of its junction.
Weather
Sunrise 6:36 AMSunset 7:38 PM
More from this trailhead
- Pacific Crest Trail 2.5 mi · ▲ 275 ft
- Tamanous Trail #27 via Pacific Crest Trail 3.7 mi · ▲ 506 ft
- Gillette Lake–Blue Lake, 3 lakes 4.7 mi · ▲ 601 ft
- Table Mountain Viewpoint–Greenleaf Pond, 6 sights 13.9 mi · ▲ 4,223 ft
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