Lake Fontal
5.9 mi · ▲ 316 ft · 2 hr 7 min
Lake Fontal is a 5.9-mile out-and-back near Woods Creek, WA. The route reaches Lake Fontal at the turnaround, 2.9 miles in. It climbs 316 ft. It scores 79/100 on the Ambleway Wildness scale: genuinely wild.
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Lake Fontal
5.9 mi · ▲ 316 ft · 2 hr 7 min
Elevation 986–1,235 ft
Out & Back
Trailhead: 47.80235, -121.88746
Weather Aug 3: Fog, high 70°F / low 48° · precip 0% · wind 6 mph · sunrise 5:48 AM · sunset 8:41 PM
Parking lot at the trailhead
- Start at the trailhead, heading NE.
- 200 ftSharp right, heading S.
- 0.3 miTurn left, heading E.
- 0.2 miTurn left, heading N.
- 0.6 miBear left, heading NE.
- 350 ftTurn right, heading E.
- 50 ftBear left, heading E.
- 0.5 miTurn left, heading N.
- 0.9 miTurn right, heading N.
- 400 ftTurn left, heading NW.
- 0.2 miReach Lake Fontal, then turn around and head back the way you came.
- 0.2 miTurn right, heading S.
- 300 ftTurn right, heading W.
- 1.2 miTurn left, heading SE.
- 0.5 miBear right, heading S.
- 50 ftTurn left, heading SE.
- 0.2 miSharp left, heading NE.
- 0.9 miSharp left, heading S.
- 150 ftArrive back at the trailhead.
Each distance is the walk from the previous step. Tap a step for a map of its junction.
Weather
Sunset
The best sunset spot on this hike is 2.4 mi in (~64 min). Leave by 7:17 PM for the 8:41 PM sunset. Back at your car by 9:57 PM, after dark — bring a headlamp. Car visible from the viewpoint
Good to know
- Parking lot at the trailhead
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