Ridgefield National Wildlife Refuge
Lancaster Lake & Duck Lake via Oaks to Wetlands Trail
2.4 mi · ▲ 27 ft · 49 min
Lancaster Lake & Duck Lake via Oaks to Wetlands Trail is a 2.4-mile out-and-back in Ridgefield National Wildlife Refuge near Ridgefield, WA. The route passes Duck Lake before reaching Lancaster Lake at the turnaround, 1.2 miles in. It is mostly level, with 27 ft of elevation gain, and mostly dirt. It scores 57/100 on the Ambleway Wildness scale: backcountry feel.
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Lancaster Lake & Duck Lake via Oaks to Wetlands Trail
2.4 mi · ▲ 27 ft · 49 min
Elevation 41–88 ft
Out & Back · Ridgefield National Wildlife Refuge
Trailhead: 45.83014, -122.74675
Weather Sep 4: Light rain, high 67°F / low 52° · precip 21% · wind 8 mph · sunrise 6:37 AM · sunset 7:45 PM
Parking lot at the trailhead
- Start at the trailhead, heading NW.
- 50 ftBear right, heading NW.
- 50 ftBear left, heading W.
- 50 ftTurn right onto Oaks to Wetlands Trail, heading SW.
- 0.2 miTurn right, heading N.
- 50 ftPass Duck Lake.
- 0.9 miTurn left, heading N.
- 150 ftSharp right, heading N.
- 450 ftReach Lancaster Lake, then turn around and head back the way you came.
- 450 ftSharp left, heading NE.
- 150 ftTurn right, heading SW.
- 1.1 miTurn left, heading S.
- 50 ftBear right, heading S.
- 50 ftBear left, heading SE.
- 50 ftArrive 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 (~12 min). Leave by 7:13 PM for the 7:45 PM sunset. Back at your car by 8:14 PM — 2 min before dark.
Good to know
- Parking lot at the trailhead
More from this trailhead
- Carty Lake–Duck Lake, 3 lakes 2.6 mi · ▲ 55 ft
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