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Lizard Lake–Forest Road 5403-105 Loop, 5 sights

14.8 mi · ▲ 2,533 ft · 6 hr 12 min

Lizard Lake–Forest Road 5403-105 Loop, 5 sights is a 14.8-mile loop near Stampede, WA. The route reaches Lizard Lake. It climbs 2,533 ft, with sections as steep as 22% grade. It scores 89/100 on the Ambleway Wildness scale: genuinely wild.

Elevation

0 mi2,871 – 4,754 ft · steepest grade: 22%15.1 mi

Getting there

Trailhead: 4100-122 47.24565, -121.33368
Nearest town Stampede, WA
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Lizard Lake–Forest Road 5403-105 Loop, 5 sights

14.8 mi · ▲ 2,533 ft · 6 hr 12 min

Elevation 2,872–4,755 ft

Loop

Trailhead: 4100-122 · 47.24565, -121.33368

Weather Aug 3: Fog, high 64°F / low 40° · precip 0% · wind 6 mph · sunrise 5:47 AM · sunset 8:37 PM

Parking lot at the trailhead

  1. Start on 4100-122, heading SW.
  2. 150 ftBear right, heading W.
  3. 0.4 miTurn right onto Pacific Crest Trail, heading E.
  4. 1.3 miTurn left, heading NW.
  5. 1.5 miSharp left, heading NW.
  6. 100 ftSharp right, heading NW.
  7. 250 ftTurn left onto Forest Road 5403-105, heading SW.
  8. 0.5 miPass Lizard Lake.
  9. 50 ftSharp right onto Forest Road 5403, heading W.
  10. 0.3 miReach Lizard Lake, then turn around and head back the way you came.
  11. 3.1 miTurn left onto Forest Road 5403-210, heading W.
  12. 100 ftBear left onto Forest Road 5403, heading W.
  13. 2.1 miTurn left, heading NW.
  14. 2.4 miTurn left onto National Forest Development Road 5407, heading SW.
  15. 0.6 miTurn left, heading NE.
  16. 0.2 miBear right, heading E.
  17. 0.2 miContinue straight onto Pacific Crest Trail, heading NW.
  18. 1.6 miTurn right, heading NE.
  19. 0.4 miBear left onto 4100-122, heading S.
  20. 50 ftThe loop closes back at the trailhead.

Each distance is the walk from the previous step. Tap a step for a map of its junction.

Trail map, photos and weather for this hike: www.ambleway.com/hikes/lizard-lake-loop

Trail surface

37% gravel31% dirt32% unspecified

Weather

FogTemperature 64°F40°
Precip0%Wind6 mphUV7Humidity69%
Hourly temperature
65°40°
Sunrise 5:47 AM12 AM3 AM9 AM12 PM3 PM6 PMSunset 8:37 PM
Tue 71°51°
Wed 77°53°
Thu 79°49°
Fri 70°43°
Sat 68°41°
Sun 71°41°

Sunset

The best sunset spot on this hike is 0.2 mi in (~5 min). Leave by 8:12 PM for the 8:37 PM sunset. Back at your car by 8:58 PM — 15 min before dark.

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