Mount Si Natural Resources Conservation Area
Lake Moolock–Lake Nadeau, 3 lakes
11.5 mi · ▲ 3,805 ft · 5 hr 44 min
Lake Moolock–Lake Nadeau, 3 lakes is an 11.5-mile out-and-back in Mount Si Natural Resources Conservation Area near Riverpoint, WA. The route passes Lake Nadeau before reaching Lake Moolock at the turnaround, 5.7 miles in. It climbs 3,805 ft, with sections as steep as 27% grade. It scores 73/100 on the Ambleway Wildness scale: backcountry feel.
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Lake Moolock–Lake Nadeau, 3 lakes
11.5 mi · ▲ 3,805 ft · 5 hr 44 min
Elevation 1,524–4,476 ft
Out & Back · Mount Si Natural Resources Conservation Area
Trailhead: Bessemer Road · 47.53007, -121.62449
Weather Sep 20: Clear, high 70°F / low 52° · precip 0% · wind 1 mph · sunrise 6:51 AM · sunset 7:10 PM
- Start on Bessemer Road, heading NW.
- 1.9 miSharp right, heading N.
- 0.7 miTurn right, heading NW.
- 0.4 miSharp left onto MF-225 Road, heading E.
- 0.8 miTurn right, heading SW.
- 0.1 miSharp right, heading E.
- 50 ftSharp left, heading E.
- 0.9 miPass Lake Nadeau.
- 150 ftSharp right, heading NW.
- 0.8 miTurn right, heading NW.
- 350 ftReach Lake Moolock, then turn around and head back the way you came.
- 350 ftTurn left, heading N.
- 0.8 miSharp left, heading W.
- 0.9 miSharp right, heading SW.
- 50 ftSharp left, heading SW.
- 0.9 miSharp right, heading NE.
- 0.4 miTurn left, heading S.
- 0.7 miSharp left, heading E.
- 0.7 miContinue straight onto Bessemer Road, heading E.
- 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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Sunset
The best sunset spot on this hike is 4.2 mi in (~191 min). Leave by 3:39 PM for the 7:10 PM sunset. Back at your car by 9:07 PM, after dark — bring a headlamp.
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