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Lagoon cell #1 & Windy Pass via Snoqualmie Tunnel

10.1 mi · ▲ 4,334 ft · 5 hr 32 min

Lagoon cell #1 & Windy Pass via Snoqualmie Tunnel is a 10.1-mile out-and-back near Hyak, WA. The route passes Lagoon cell #1 before reaching Windy Pass at the turnaround, 5 miles in. It climbs 4,334 ft, with sections as steep as 73% grade, and is mostly gravel. It scores 21/100 on the Ambleway Wildness scale: paved and peopled.

Elevation

0 mi2,494 – 4,016 ft · steepest grade: 73%10.6 mi

Getting there

Trailhead: Unnamed 47.38959, -121.39272
Nearest town Hyak, WA
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Directions

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Lagoon cell #1 & Windy Pass via Snoqualmie Tunnel

10.1 mi · ▲ 4,334 ft · 5 hr 32 min

Elevation 2,495–4,015 ft

Out & Back

Trailhead: 47.38959, -121.39272

Weather Jul 18: Overcast, high 67°F / low 50° · precip 2% · wind 2 mph · sunrise 5:28 AM · sunset 8:57 PM

Transit-accessible: East Shuttle Stop stop 354 m from the trailhead · Toilets at the trailhead · Drinking water at the trailhead

  1. Start at the trailhead, heading E.
  2. 50 ftPass Lagoon cell #1.
  3. 150 ftSharp left onto Palouse to Cascades State Park Trail, heading N.
  4. 3.2 miSharp left onto Cascade Crest Connector, heading SW.
  5. 0.1 miSharp left onto 9070-115, heading S.
  6. 0.5 miSharp right onto Pacific Crest Trail, heading SE.
  7. 0.8 miTurn left, heading S.
  8. 0.4 miPass Windy Pass.
  9. 300 ftReach Lagoon cell #1, then turn around and head back the way you came.
  10. 0.5 miTurn left, heading N.
  11. 0.8 miSharp left onto 9070-115, heading N.
  12. 0.5 miSharp right onto Cascade Crest Connector, heading W.
  13. 0.1 miSharp right onto Palouse to Cascades State Park Trail, heading W.
  14. 3.2 miSharp right, heading SE.
  15. 50 ftArrive 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/lagoon-cell-1-lagoon-cell-1-out-back-3-lakes

Trail surface

64% gravel35% dirt1% unspecified

Good to know

  • Transit-accessible: East Shuttle Stop stop 354 m from the trailhead
  • Toilets at the trailhead
  • Drinking water at the trailhead

Weather

OvercastTemperature 67°F50°
Precip2%Wind2 mphUV8Humidity81%
Hourly temperature
70°50°
Sunrise 5:28 AM12 AM3 AM9 AM12 PM3 PM6 PMSunset 8:57 PM
Sun 75°55°
Mon 88°56°
Tue 89°63°
Wed 86°63°
Thu 86°60°
Fri 70°52°

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