Lake Youngs

5.8 mi · ▲ 400 ft · 2 hr 8 min

Lake Youngs is a 5.8-mile out-and-back near Fairwood, WA. The route reaches Lake Youngs at the turnaround, 2.7 miles in. It climbs 400 ft and is mostly gravel. It scores 0/100 on the Ambleway Wildness scale: paved and peopled.

Elevation

0 mi502 – 633 ft5.8 mi

Getting there

Trailhead: connector 47.42478, -122.14381
Nearest town Fairwood, WA

Directions

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Lake Youngs

5.8 mi · ▲ 400 ft · 2 hr 8 min

Elevation 501–633 ft

Out & Back

Trailhead: connector · 47.42478, -122.14381

Weather Sep 20: sunrise 6:53 AM · sunset 7:12 PM

  1. Start at the trailhead, heading N.
  2. 50 ftTurn right onto Lake Youngs Trail, heading N.
  3. 0.9 miTurn right, heading E.
  4. 1.3 miTurn right, heading SE.
  5. 0.1 miTurn right, heading S.
  6. 0.2 miTurn right, heading W.
  7. 0.2 miTurn right, heading N.
  8. 0.1 miReach Lake Youngs, then turn around and head back the way you came.
  9. 0.1 miTurn left, heading E.
  10. 0.2 miTurn left, heading N.
  11. 0.2 miTurn left, heading NW.
  12. 0.1 miTurn right, heading N.
  13. 2.2 miTurn left, heading E.
  14. 50 ftArrive 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% gravel9% dirt9% unspecified

Weather

Sunrise 6:53 AMSunset 7:12 PM

Sunset

The best sunset spot on this hike is right at the trailhead, so there is no walk out. Be there by 6:52 PM to have the sun's last 20 minutes of sky before it sets at 7:12 PM. Your car is right there — dark at 7:43 PM.

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