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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.

Elevation

0 mi817 – 4,475 ft · steepest grade: 37%16.2 mi

Getting there

Trailhead: Old Sitka Spruce Trail 47.49575, -121.63950
Nearest town Garcia, WA

Directions

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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

  1. Start on Old Sitka Spruce Trail, heading NW.
  2. 1.2 miTurn right onto CCC Trail, heading NE.
  3. 2.6 miSharp left, heading NW.
  4. 1.8 miTurn right, heading NW.
  5. 0.4 miSharp left onto MF-225 Road, heading E.
  6. 0.8 miTurn right, heading SW.
  7. 0.1 miSharp right, heading NE.
  8. 50 ftSharp left, heading E.
  9. 0.9 miReach Lake Nadeau, then turn around and head back the way you came.
  10. 0.9 miSharp right, heading E.
  11. 50 ftSharp left, heading E.
  12. 0.9 miSharp right, heading E.
  13. 0.4 miTurn left, heading SW.
  14. 1.8 miSharp right onto CCC Trail, heading SW.
  15. 2.6 miTurn left onto Old Sitka Spruce Trail, heading W.
  16. 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.

Trail surface

82% dirt18% unspecified

Weather

ClearTemperature 75°F51°
Precip0%Wind1 mphUV7Humidity52%
Hourly temperature
75°50°
Sunrise 5:48 AM12 AM3 AM9 AM12 PM3 PM6 PMSunset 8:39 PM
Tue 85°62°
Wed 88°67°
Thu 88°63°
Fri 81°54°
Sat 79°54°
Sun 80°53°

Sunset

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.

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