Kachess Lake & Little Kachess Viewpoint via Little Kachess Trail

2.7 mi · ▲ 594 ft · 1 hr 12 min

Kachess Lake & Little Kachess Viewpoint via Little Kachess Trail is a 2.7-mile out-and-back near Kachess Resort, WA. The route passes Kachess Lake and Little Kachess Viewpoint. It climbs 594 ft, with sections as steep as 28% grade, and is mostly dirt. It scores 71/100 on the Ambleway Wildness scale: backcountry feel.

Elevation

0 mi2,261 – 2,444 ft · steepest grade: 28%2.9 mi

Getting there

Trailhead: Unnamed 47.35854, -121.24657
Nearest town Kachess Resort, WA

Directions

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Kachess Lake & Little Kachess Viewpoint via Little Kachess Trail

2.7 mi · ▲ 594 ft · 1 hr 12 min

Elevation 2,261–2,445 ft

Out & Back

Trailhead: 47.35854, -121.24657

Weather Aug 4: sunrise 5:48 AM · sunset 8:36 PM

Toilets at the trailhead · Drinking water at the trailhead · Parking lot at the trailhead

  1. Start at the trailhead, heading NE.
  2. 50 ftPass Kachess Lake.
  3. 100 ftSharp left onto Little Kachess Trail, heading W.
  4. 250 ftBear right, heading N.
  5. 0.1 miPass Little Kachess Viewpoint.
  6. 50 ftBear left, heading NE.
  7. 1.1 miSharp right, heading N.
  8. 150 ftReach Kachess Lake, then turn around and head back the way you came.
  9. 1.2 miBear left, heading SW.
  10. 0.2 miSharp right, heading NW.
  11. 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

97% dirt1% paved2% unspecified

Weather

Sunrise 5:48 AMSunset 8:36 PM

Good to know

  • Toilets at the trailhead
  • Drinking water at the trailhead
  • Parking lot at the trailhead

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