Lake Youngs

8.5 mi · ▲ 451 ft · 3 hr 4 min

Lake Youngs is an 8.5-mile out-and-back near Meridian Heights, WA. The route reaches Lake Youngs. It climbs 451 ft and is mostly gravel. It scores 0/100 on the Ambleway Wildness scale: paved and peopled.

Elevation

0 mi446 – 630 ft8.6 mi

Getting there

Trailhead: Unnamed 47.40529, -122.12734
Nearest town Meridian Heights, WA

Directions

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Lake Youngs

8.5 mi · ▲ 451 ft · 3 hr 4 min

Elevation 448–632 ft

Out & Back

Trailhead: 47.40529, -122.12734

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

  1. Start at the trailhead, heading SW.
  2. 50 ftPass Lake Youngs.
  3. 1 miTurn right onto Lake Youngs Trail, heading N.
  4. 2 miTurn right, heading E.
  5. 0.9 miSharp right, heading E.
  6. 0.4 miReach Lake Youngs, then turn around and head back the way you came.
  7. 0.4 miSharp left, heading W.
  8. 2.8 miTurn left, heading S.
  9. 1 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

72% gravel28% unspecified

Weather

Sunrise 5:51 AMSunset 8:40 PM

Sunset

The best sunset spot on this hike is 2.2 mi in (~61 min). Leave by 7:19 PM for the 8:40 PM sunset. Back at your car by 9:52 PM, after dark — bring a headlamp.

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