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Lizard Lake–Forest Road 5403-105, 3 sights

4.5 mi · ▲ 1,084 ft · 2 hr 3 min

Lizard Lake–Forest Road 5403-105, 3 sights is a 4.5-mile out-and-back near Martin, WA. The route reaches Lizard Lake. It climbs 1,084 ft, with sections as steep as 22% grade. It scores 77/100 on the Ambleway Wildness scale: genuinely wild.

Elevation

0 mi3,406 – 4,029 ft · steepest grade: 22%4.6 mi

Getting there

Trailhead: Unnamed 47.27242, -121.32782
Nearest town Martin, WA
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Lizard Lake–Forest Road 5403-105, 3 sights

4.5 mi · ▲ 1,084 ft · 2 hr 3 min

Elevation 3,406–4,030 ft

Out & Back

Trailhead: 47.27242, -121.32782

Weather Sep 20: sunrise 6:50 AM · sunset 7:09 PM

  1. Start at the trailhead, heading SW.
  2. 0.3 miTurn left onto 4100-154, heading S.
  3. 0.4 miBear left onto Pacific Crest Trail, heading SW.
  4. 50 ftContinue straight onto National Forest Development Road 154, heading SW.
  5. 0.5 miBear right onto Forest Road 5403-110, heading NW.
  6. 0.5 miContinue straight onto Forest Road 5403, heading NW.
  7. 1 miBear right onto Forest Road 5403-105, heading NE.
  8. 50 ftPass Lizard Lake.
  9. 0.6 miTurn right, heading NE.
  10. 150 ftTurn left, heading NE.
  11. 0.2 miTurn right, heading E.
  12. 0.1 miBear right onto 4100-154, heading S.
  13. 0.4 miTurn left, heading E.
  14. 0.3 miArrive back at the trailhead.

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Trail map, photos and weather for this hike: www.ambleway.com/hikes/lizard-lake-lizard-lake-out-back-4-sights-7-km

Trail surface

24% gravel76% unspecified

Weather

Sunrise 6:50 AMSunset 7:09 PM

Sunset

The best sunset spot on this hike is 0.8 mi in (~38 min). Leave by 6:11 PM for the 7:09 PM sunset. Back at your car by 7:43 PM, after dark — bring a headlamp.

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