Wild Sky Wilderness

Lake Isabel & Lake Isabel Trail

6.6 mi · ▲ 2,516 ft · 3 hr 27 min

Lake Isabel & Lake Isabel Trail is a 6.6-mile out-and-back in Wild Sky Wilderness near Reiter, WA. The route reaches Lake Isabel at the turnaround, 3.2 miles in. It climbs 2,516 ft, with sections as steep as 38% grade. It scores 25/100 on the Ambleway Wildness scale: green fringe.

Elevation

0 mi459 – 2,851 ft · steepest grade: 38%7.0 mi

Getting there

Trailhead: Unnamed 47.84495, -121.62738
Nearest town Reiter, WA

Directions

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Lake Isabel & Lake Isabel Trail

6.6 mi · ▲ 2,516 ft · 3 hr 27 min

Elevation 459–2,852 ft

Out & Back · Wild Sky Wilderness

Trailhead: 47.84495, -121.62738

Weather Aug 3: Clear, high 73°F / low 50° · precip 0% · wind 1 mph · sunrise 5:47 AM · sunset 8:40 PM

Parking lot at the trailhead

  1. Start at the trailhead, heading E.
  2. 50 ftBear right, heading NE.
  3. 0.2 miTurn right, heading SE.
  4. 0.8 miSharp left, heading E.
  5. 0.7 miContinue straight onto Lake Isabel Trail, heading NW.
  6. 1.6 miSharp right, heading N.
  7. 300 ftReach Lake Isabel, then turn around and head back the way you came.
  8. 2.3 miSharp right, heading E.
  9. 0.8 miTurn left, heading W.
  10. 0.2 miBear left, heading W.
  11. 50 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

47% dirt53% unspecified

Weather

ClearTemperature 73°F50°
Precip0%Wind1 mphUV7Humidity70%
Rained 0.1″ 6 days ago
Hourly temperature
75°50°
Sunrise 5:47 AM12 AM3 AM9 AM12 PM3 PM6 PMSunset 8:40 PM
Tue 81°56°
Wed 88°59°
Thu 89°62°
Fri 81°56°
Sat 79°56°
Sun 81°54°

Sunset

The best sunset spot on this hike is 1.4 mi in (~49 min). Leave by 7:31 PM for the 8:40 PM sunset. Back at your car by 9:29 PM, after dark — bring a headlamp.

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