Lake Isabel & Lake Isabel Trail
5.7 mi · ▲ 2,448 ft · 3 hr 7 min
Lake Isabel & Lake Isabel Trail is a 5.7-mile out-and-back in Wild Sky Wilderness near Reiter, WA. The route reaches Lake Isabel at the turnaround, 2.8 miles in. It climbs 2,448 ft, with sections as steep as 38% grade. It scores 29/100 on the Ambleway Wildness scale: green fringe.
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Lake Isabel & Lake Isabel Trail
5.7 mi · ▲ 2,448 ft · 3 hr 7 min
Elevation 516–2,852 ft
Out & Back · Wild Sky Wilderness
Trailhead: 47.84187, -121.61251
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
- Start at the trailhead, heading NW.
- 0.5 miTurn left, heading N.
- 300 ftBear left, heading W.
- 0.7 miContinue straight onto Lake Isabel Trail, heading NW.
- 1.6 miSharp right, heading NE.
- 350 ftReach Lake Isabel, then turn around and head back the way you came.
- 2.3 miBear right, heading SE.
- 300 ftTurn right, heading E.
- 0.4 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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Sunset
The best sunset spot on this hike is 0.9 mi in (~35 min). Leave by 7:46 PM for the 8:40 PM sunset. Back at your car by 9:16 PM — 0 min before dark. Car visible from the viewpoint
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- Parking lot at the trailhead
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