Lake Chaplain via EK Mainline
8.8 mi · ▲ 789 ft · 3 hr 20 min
Lake Chaplain via EK Mainline is an 8.8-mile out-and-back near Lake Roesiger, WA. The route reaches Lake Chaplain at the turnaround, 4.4 miles in. It climbs 789 ft. It scores 78/100 on the Ambleway Wildness scale: genuinely wild.
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Lake Chaplain via EK Mainline
8.8 mi · ▲ 789 ft · 3 hr 20 min
Elevation 532–911 ft
Out & Back
Trailhead: Explorer Falls Trailhead · 47.97643, -121.87674
Weather Aug 4: sunrise 5:48 AM · sunset 8:40 PM
Parking lot at the trailhead
- Start at the trailhead, heading SE.
- 0.6 miContinue straight onto EK Mainline, heading E.
- 1.3 miTurn right onto Monroe Camp Road, heading E.
- 1 miBear left, heading S.
- 350 ftBear left onto Chaplain Mainline, heading S.
- 0.7 miTurn right, heading S.
- 0.8 miReach Lake Chaplain, then turn around and head back the way you came.
- 1.5 miBear right, heading NW.
- 350 ftBear right onto Monroe Camp Road, heading NW.
- 1 miTurn left onto EK Mainline, heading NW.
- 1.9 miArrive back at the trailhead.
Each distance is the walk from the previous step. Tap a step for a map of its junction.
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Weather
Sunset
The best sunset spot on this hike is 2.0 mi in (~59 min). Leave by 7:21 PM for the 8:40 PM sunset. Back at your car by 9:44 PM, after dark — bring a headlamp.
Good to know
- Parking lot at the trailhead
Other ways to reach this destination
More from Explorer Falls Trailhead Trailhead
- EK Mainline 5.8 mi · ▲ 536 ft
- Monroe Camp Road 7.2 mi · ▲ 647 ft
- Explorer Falls–Explorer Falls Top, 4 viewpoints 12.9 mi · ▲ 1,801 ft
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