Lake Eleanor & Lake Eleanor Trail via Northern Loop Trail is a 10.5-mile out-and-back near Sunrise, WA. The route reaches Lake Eleanor. It climbs 2,220 ft, with sections as steep as 25% grade, and is mostly dirt. It scores 97/100 on the Ambleway Wildness scale: genuinely wild.
Elevation
0 mi4,577 – 5,693 ft · steepest grade: 25%10.6 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 via Northern Loop Trail
10.5 mi · ▲ 2,220 ft · 4 hr 37 min
Elevation 4,576–5,694 ft
Out & Back
Trailhead: Forest Road 73 · 46.99632, -121.64168
Weather Sep 4: sunrise 6:31 AM · sunset 7:42 PM
Parking lot at the trailhead
- Start on Lake Eleanor Trail, heading SW.
- 0.9 miPass Lake Eleanor.
- 3.2 miTurn right onto Northern Loop Trail, heading NW.
- 1.1 miReach Lake Eleanor, then turn around and head back the way you came.
- 1.1 miTurn left onto Lake Eleanor Trail, heading NE.
- 4.1 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
100% dirt
Weather
Sunrise 6:31 AMSunset 7:42 PM
Sunset
The best sunset spot on this hike is 3.4 mi in (~119 min). Leave by 5:23 PM for the 7:42 PM sunset. Back at your car by 9:24 PM, after dark — bring a headlamp.
Good to know
- Parking lot at the trailhead
Other ways to reach this destination
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