AMBLEWAY Wildest hikes

Lake Marie & Crazy Ivan

3.5 mi · ▲ 584 ft · 1 hr 28 min

Lake Marie & Crazy Ivan is a 3.5-mile out-and-back near Spring Glen, WA. The route passes Lake Marie before reaching Lake Marie at the turnaround, 1.7 miles in. It climbs 584 ft, with sections as steep as 35% grade. It scores 11/100 on the Ambleway Wildness scale: paved and peopled.

Elevation

0 mi397 – 984 ft · steepest grade: 35%3.8 mi

Getting there

Trailhead: Lower KGB 47.56778, -121.86400
Nearest town Spring Glen, WA
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Lake Marie & Crazy Ivan

3.5 mi · ▲ 584 ft · 1 hr 28 min

Elevation 397–985 ft

Out & Back

Trailhead: Lower KGB · 47.56778, -121.86400

Weather Aug 3: Overcast, high 74°F / low 50° · precip 0% · wind 3 mph · sunrise 5:48 AM · sunset 8:40 PM

Transit-accessible: SE Fall City-Snoqualmie Rd & 356th Dr SE stop 590 m from the trailhead · Toilets at the trailhead · Parking lot at the trailhead

  1. Start on Lower KGB, heading E.
  2. 0.2 miContinue straight onto Crazy Ivan, heading N.
  3. 0.4 miTurn right, heading NE.
  4. 0.2 miContinue straight onto Midtown Upper/XC, heading E.
  5. 0.5 miTurn right, heading N.
  6. 0.2 miPass Lake Marie.
  7. 150 ftTurn left onto GS to Ivan CrossOver, heading SE.
  8. 0.2 miTurn left, heading NE.
  9. 300 ftReach Lake Marie, then turn around and head back the way you came.
  10. 0.3 miTurn right, heading W.
  11. 0.3 miTurn left onto Midtown Upper/XC, heading W.
  12. 0.5 miContinue straight onto Crazy Ivan, heading W.
  13. 0.2 miBear right, heading W.
  14. 0.4 miContinue straight onto Lower KGB, heading SW.
  15. 0.2 miArrive back at the trailhead.

Each distance is the walk from the previous step. Tap a step for a map of its junction.

Trail map, photos and weather for this hike: www.ambleway.com/hikes/lake-marie-lake-marie-out-back-6-km-742c

Trail surface

13% dirt87% unspecified

Weather

OvercastTemperature 74°F50°
Precip0%Wind3 mphUV7Humidity73%
Hourly temperature
75°50°
Sunrise 5:48 AM12 AM3 AM9 AM12 PM3 PM6 PMSunset 8:40 PM
Tue 83°56°
Wed 89°60°
Thu 92°58°
Fri 85°54°
Sat 82°54°
Sun 81°52°

Sunset

The best sunset spot on this hike is 1.2 mi in (~49 min). Leave by 7:31 PM for the 8:40 PM sunset. Back at your car by 9:27 PM, after dark — bring a headlamp.

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Good to know

  • Transit-accessible: SE Fall City-Snoqualmie Rd & 356th Dr SE stop 590 m from the trailhead
  • Toilets at the trailhead
  • Parking lot at the trailhead

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