Lake Minterwood
4 mi · ▲ 307 ft · 1 hr 29 min
Lake Minterwood is a 4-mile out-and-back in Key Central Forest near Vaughn, WA. The route reaches Lake Minterwood at the turnaround, 2 miles in. It climbs 307 ft. It scores 3/100 on the Ambleway Wildness scale: paved and peopled.
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Lake Minterwood
4 mi · ▲ 307 ft · 1 hr 29 min
Elevation 100–234 ft
Out & Back · Key Central Forest
Trailhead: 47.35433, -122.76394
Weather Sep 20: Fog, high 74°F / low 46° · precip 0% · wind 4 mph · sunrise 6:56 AM · sunset 7:15 PM
- Start at the trailhead, heading E.
- 0.5 miTurn left, heading N.
- 0.3 miTurn right, heading SE.
- 1 miTurn left, heading S.
- 0.3 miReach Lake Minterwood, then turn around and head back the way you came.
- 0.3 miTurn left, heading W.
- 0.4 miTurn right, heading S.
- 1.2 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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The best sunset spot on this hike is 0.2 mi in (~7 min). Leave by 6:48 PM for the 7:15 PM sunset. Back at your car by 7:35 PM — 10 min before dark.
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