Lake Bronson Club Beach & Japanese Lake

6.4 mi · ▲ 305 ft · 2 hr 17 min

Lake Bronson Club Beach & Japanese Lake is a 6.4-mile out-and-back near North Sultan, WA. The route passes Lake Bronson Club Beach before reaching Japanese Lake at the turnaround, 3 miles in. It climbs 305 ft. It scores 63/100 on the Ambleway Wildness scale: backcountry feel.

Elevation

0 mi512 – 807 ft6.5 mi

Getting there

Trailhead: Unnamed 47.90889, -121.80677
Nearest town North Sultan, WA

Directions

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Lake Bronson Club Beach & Japanese Lake

6.4 mi · ▲ 305 ft · 2 hr 17 min

Elevation 511–808 ft

Out & Back

Trailhead: 47.90889, -121.80677

Weather Sep 21: sunrise 6:53 AM · sunset 7:09 PM

  1. Start at the trailhead, heading N.
  2. 250 ftTurn left, heading SW.
  3. 150 ftSharp right, heading NE.
  4. 0.8 miTurn right, heading S.
  5. 1.7 miTurn left, heading N.
  6. 0.3 miPass Lake Bronson Club Beach.
  7. 50 ftTurn right, heading E.
  8. 0.2 miPass Japanese Lake.
  9. 100 ftTurn left, heading N.
  10. 0.2 miReach Lake Bronson Club Beach, then turn around and head back the way you came.
  11. 0.2 miTurn right, heading W.
  12. 0.2 miTurn left, heading SE.
  13. 0.3 miTurn right, heading W.
  14. 1.7 miTurn left, heading SW.
  15. 0.8 miSharp left, heading S.
  16. 150 ftTurn right, heading SW.
  17. 100 ftArrive back at the trailhead.

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

Trail surface

9% gravel91% unspecified

Weather

Sunrise 6:53 AMSunset 7:09 PM

Sunset

The best sunset spot on this hike is 2.4 mi in (~64 min). Leave by 5:45 PM for the 7:09 PM sunset. Back at your car by 8:22 PM, after dark — bring a headlamp.

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