AMBLEWAY Wildest hikes

Lake Youngs

1.4 mi · ▲ 116 ft · 31 min

Lake Youngs is a 1.4-mile out-and-back near Lake Desire, WA. The route reaches Lake Youngs at the turnaround, 0.7 miles in. It is mostly level, with 116 ft of elevation gain. It scores 0/100 on the Ambleway Wildness scale: paved and peopled.

Elevation

0 mi499 – 610 ft · steepest grade: 19%1.5 mi

Getting there

Trailhead: Lake Youngs Trail 47.43888, -122.11984
Nearest town Lake Desire, WA
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Directions

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Lake Youngs

1.4 mi · ▲ 116 ft · 31 min

Elevation 499–612 ft

Out & Back

Trailhead: Lake Youngs Trail · 47.43888, -122.11984

Weather Aug 4: sunrise 5:51 AM · sunset 8:40 PM

Transit-accessible: 161st Ave SE & SE 179th St stop 589 m from the trailhead · Toilets at the trailhead · Parking lot at the trailhead

  1. Start on Lake Youngs Trail, heading W.
  2. 0.3 miBear left, heading SW.
  3. 250 ftTurn left, heading S.
  4. 0.3 miReach Lake Youngs, then turn around and head back the way you came.
  5. 0.3 miTurn right, heading NE.
  6. 0.4 miArrive back at the trailhead.

Each distance is the walk from the previous step. Tap a step for a map of its junction.

Trail map, photos and weather for this hike: www.ambleway.com/hikes/lake-youngs-lake-youngs-trail-out-back-2-km

Trail surface

47% gravel53% unspecified

Weather

Sunrise 5:51 AMSunset 8:40 PM

Good to know

  • Transit-accessible: 161st Ave SE & SE 179th St stop 589 m from the trailhead
  • Toilets at the trailhead
  • Parking lot at the trailhead

Other ways to reach this destination

Hikes near Lake Desire, Washington