Lake Eleanor & Lake Eleanor Trail is a 1.9-mile out-and-back near Sunrise, WA. The route reaches Lake Eleanor at the turnaround, 0.9 miles in. It climbs 453 ft, with sections as steep as 19% grade, and is mostly dirt. It scores 95/100 on the Ambleway Wildness scale: genuinely wild.
Elevation
0 mi4,577 – 5,030 ft · steepest grade: 19%2.0 mi
Getting there
Trailhead: Forest Road 73 46.99632, -121.64168
Nearest town Sunrise, WA
Directions
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Lake Eleanor & Lake Eleanor Trail
1.9 mi · ▲ 453 ft · 52 min
Elevation 4,576–5,029 ft
Out & Back
Trailhead: Forest Road 73 · 46.99632, -121.64168
Weather Sep 5: Overcast, high 51°F / low 40° · precip 59% · wind 3 mph · sunrise 6:31 AM · sunset 7:42 PM
Parking lot at the trailhead
- Start on Lake Eleanor Trail, heading SW.
- 0.9 miTurn left, heading SE.
- 150 ftReach Lake Eleanor, then turn around and head back the way you came.
- 100 ftTurn right, heading SE.
- 0.9 miArrive back at the trailhead.
Each distance is the walk from the previous step. Tap a step for a map of its junction.
Trail surface
96% dirt4% unspecified
Weather
OvercastTemperature 51°F40°
Feels like38°Precip59%Wind3 mphUV4Humidity65%
Rained 0.2″ yesterday
Hourly temperatureRain chance
55°40°
Sunrise 6:31 AM12 AM3 AM9 AM12 PM3 PMSunset 7:42 PM
Sun
54°40°
48%
Mon
56°39°
19%
Tue
62°42°
Wed
69°47°
Thu
60°45°
Fri
56°38°
27%
Good to know
- Parking lot at the trailhead
Other ways to reach this destination
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