Lake Malachite & West Fork Foss Trail
7.9 mi · ▲ 2,542 ft · 3 hr 54 min
Lake Malachite & West Fork Foss Trail is a 7.9-mile out-and-back near Skykomish, WA. The route reaches Lake Malachite at the turnaround, 4 miles in. It climbs 2,542 ft, with sections as steep as 28% grade, and is mostly dirt. It scores 94/100 on the Ambleway Wildness scale: genuinely wild.
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Lake Malachite & West Fork Foss Trail
7.9 mi · ▲ 2,542 ft · 3 hr 54 min
Elevation 1,579–4,095 ft
Out & Back
Trailhead: West Fork Foss Lakes Trailhead · 47.63483, -121.30395
Weather Sep 4: sunrise 6:29 AM · sunset 7:42 PM
Dogs allowed on leash · Toilets at the trailhead · Parking lot at the trailhead
- Start on West Fork Foss Trail, heading SW.
- 3.8 miSharp right onto Malachite Lake Trail, heading NW.
- 0.2 miReach Lake Malachite, then turn around and head back the way you came.
- 0.2 miSharp left onto West Fork Foss Trail, heading NW.
- 3.7 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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Good to know
- Dogs allowed on leash
- Toilets at the trailhead
- Parking lot at the trailhead
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- Atrium Peak–Big Heart Falls, 7 lakes 15.1 mi · ▲ 4,855 ft
- Big Heart Falls–Chetwoot Lake Route Viewpoint, 7 lakes 15.5 mi · ▲ 5,182 ft
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