Lake Nadeau–MF-225 Road, 3 sights is a 15.8-mile out-and-back in Mount Si Natural Resources Conservation Area near Garcia, WA. The route reaches Lake Nadeau at the turnaround, 7.9 miles in. It climbs 4,670 ft, with sections as steep as 37% grade, and is mostly dirt. It scores 77/100 on the Ambleway Wildness scale: genuinely wild.
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Lake Nadeau–MF-225 Road, 3 sights
15.8 mi · ▲ 4,670 ft · 7 hr 36 min
Elevation 817–4,476 ft
Out & Back · Mount Si Natural Resources Conservation Area
Trailhead: Old Sitka Spruce Trail · 47.49575, -121.63950
Weather Aug 3: Clear, high 75°F / low 51° · precip 0% · wind 1 mph · sunrise 5:48 AM · sunset 8:39 PM
- Start on Old Sitka Spruce Trail, heading NW.
- 1.2 miTurn right onto CCC Trail, heading NE.
- 2.6 miSharp left, heading NW.
- 1.8 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 NE.
- 50 ftSharp left, heading E.
- 0.9 miReach Lake Nadeau, then turn around and head back the way you came.
- 0.9 miSharp right, heading E.
- 50 ftSharp left, heading E.
- 0.9 miSharp right, heading E.
- 0.4 miTurn left, heading SW.
- 1.8 miSharp right onto CCC Trail, heading SW.
- 2.6 miTurn left onto Old Sitka Spruce Trail, heading W.
- 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 7.2 mi in (~290 min). Leave by 3:30 PM for the 8:39 PM sunset. Back at your car by 11:56 PM, after dark — bring a headlamp.
More from Old Sitka Spruce Trail Trailhead
- Granite Creek Trail 2.2 mi · ▲ 837 ft
- Old Sitka Spruce Trail 2.4 mi · ▲ 685 ft
- Gifford Creek road 4.7 mi · ▲ 714 ft
- Granite Creek Connector Trail 7.1 mi · ▲ 1,805 ft
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