Lancaster Falls–Lower Lancaster Falls, 7 sights
15.8 mi · ▲ 6,203 ft · 8 hr 22 min
Lancaster Falls–Lower Lancaster Falls, 7 sights is a 15.8-mile out-and-back in Mark O. Hatfield Wilderness near Home Valley, WA. The route passes Black Lake, Mount Defiance and Lancaster Falls before reaching Lower Lancaster Falls at the turnaround, 7.9 miles in. It climbs 6,203 ft, with sections as steep as 33% grade, and is mostly dirt. It scores 71/100 on the Ambleway Wildness scale: backcountry feel.
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Lancaster Falls–Lower Lancaster Falls, 7 sights
15.8 mi · ▲ 6,203 ft · 8 hr 22 min
Elevation 272–4,956 ft
Out & Back · Mark O. Hatfield Wilderness
Trailhead: Dead Point Road · 45.61510, -121.75978
Weather Sep 4: Light drizzle, high 52°F / low 41° · precip 53% · wind 7 mph · sunrise 6:33 AM · sunset 7:41 PM
Parking lot at the trailhead
- Start on Dead Point Road, heading NW.
- 50 ftPass Black Lake.
- 2 miTurn left onto Mount Defiance Trail #413, heading NE.
- 1.4 miTurn right onto Mount Defiance Summit Trail #413B, heading E.
- 0.2 miPass Mount Defiance.
- 450 ftTurn left onto Mt. Defiance Road, heading E.
- 50 ftContinue straight onto Mount Defiance Summit Trail #413B, heading NE.
- 0.3 miBear left onto Mount Defiance Trail #413, heading NE.
- 4 miPass Lower Lancaster Falls.
- 50 ftReach Lancaster Falls, then turn around and head back the way you came.
- 4 miBear right onto Mount Defiance Summit Trail #413B, heading S.
- 0.3 miContinue straight onto Mt. Defiance Road, heading W.
- 50 ftTurn right onto Mount Defiance Summit Trail #413B, heading W.
- 0.3 miTurn left onto Mount Defiance Trail #413, heading S.
- 1.4 miTurn right onto Dead Point Road, heading SW.
- 2 miArrive 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 3.0 mi in (~98 min). Leave by 5:43 PM for the 7:41 PM sunset. Back at your car by 9:14 PM, after dark — bring a headlamp.
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- Parking lot at the trailhead
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