Lagoon cell #1–Windy Pass, 4 sights is a 10-mile out-and-back near Rockdale, WA. The route passes Windy Pass before reaching Lagoon cell #1 at the turnaround, 5 miles in. It climbs 4,335 ft, with sections as steep as 66% grade, and is mostly gravel. It scores 13/100 on the Ambleway Wildness scale: paved and peopled.
Elevation
0 mi2,494 – 4,016 ft · steepest grade: 66%10.6 mi
Getting there
Trailhead: Pacific Crest Trail 47.37316, -121.44687
Nearest town Rockdale, WA
Directions
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Lagoon cell #1–Windy Pass, 4 sights
10 mi · ▲ 4,335 ft · 5 hr 30 min
Elevation 2,495–4,015 ft
Out & Back
Trailhead: Pacific Crest Trail · 47.37316, -121.44687
Weather Sep 4: sunrise 6:30 AM · sunset 7:42 PM
Transit-accessible: East Shuttle Stop stop 354 m from the trailhead · Parking lot at the trailhead
- Start on Pacific Crest Trail, heading N.
- 50 ftPass Windy Pass.
- 0.5 miTurn left, heading NE.
- 0.8 miSharp left onto 9070-115, heading E.
- 0.5 miSharp right onto Cascade Crest Connector, heading SW.
- 0.1 miSharp right onto Palouse to Cascades State Park Trail, heading NW.
- 0.5 miContinue straight onto Snoqualmie Tunnel, heading E.
- 2.5 miContinue straight onto Palouse to Cascades State Park Trail, heading SE.
- 0.1 miSharp right, heading SE.
- 150 ftReach Lagoon cell #1, then turn around and head back the way you came.
- 3.2 miSharp left onto Cascade Crest Connector, heading W.
- 0.1 miSharp left onto 9070-115, heading SW.
- 0.5 miSharp right onto Pacific Crest Trail, heading NE.
- 0.8 miTurn left, heading S.
- 0.4 miArrive back at the trailhead.
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Trail surface
63% gravel35% dirt1% paved1% unspecified
Weather
Sunrise 6:30 AMSunset 7:42 PM
Sunset
The best sunset spot on this hike is 2.7 mi in (~84 min). Leave by 5:58 PM for the 7:42 PM sunset. Back at your car by 9:44 PM, after dark — bring a headlamp.
Good to know
- Transit-accessible: East Shuttle Stop stop 354 m from the trailhead
- Parking lot at the trailhead
Other ways to reach this destination
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