Lake Youngs Loop
9.5 mi · ▲ 623 ft · 3 hr 29 min
Lake Youngs Loop is a 9.5-mile loop near Fairwood, WA. The route reaches Lake Youngs. It climbs 623 ft and is mostly gravel. It scores 0/100 on the Ambleway Wildness scale: paved and peopled.
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Lake Youngs Loop
9.5 mi · ▲ 623 ft · 3 hr 29 min
Elevation 448–633 ft
Loop
Trailhead: Lake Youngs Trail · 47.43747, -122.14365
Weather Sep 20: sunrise 6:53 AM · sunset 7:12 PM
Transit-accessible: SE Petrovitsky Rd & 143rd Ave SE stop 636 m from the trailhead · Parking lot at the trailhead
- Start on Lake Youngs Trail, heading S.
- 2 miTurn left, heading E.
- 1 miPass Lake Youngs.
- 50 ftTurn right, heading S.
- 1 miTurn left, heading W.
- 0.3 miReach Lake Youngs, then turn around and head back the way you came.
- 1.8 miTurn left, heading E.
- 1 miBear left, heading N.
- 0.1 miBear left, heading NW.
- 0.5 miTurn left, heading N.
- 0.5 miBear right, heading W.
- 0.1 miTurn right, heading NW.
- 1.2 miThe loop closes 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 0.5 mi in (~15 min). Leave by 6:37 PM for the 7:12 PM sunset. Back at your car by 7:39 PM — 4 min before dark.
Good to know
- Transit-accessible: SE Petrovitsky Rd & 143rd Ave SE stop 636 m from the trailhead
- Parking lot at the trailhead
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More from Lake Youngs Trail Trailhead
- Lake Youngs 2.6 mi · ▲ 0 ft
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