Lizard Lake & Forest Road 5403-105 via Pacific Crest Trail
8.3 mi · ▲ 1,872 ft · 3 hr 42 min
Lizard Lake & Forest Road 5403-105 via Pacific Crest Trail is an 8.3-mile out-and-back near Martin, WA. The route reaches Lizard Lake at the turnaround, 4.2 miles in. It climbs 1,872 ft, with sections as steep as 25% grade. It scores 75/100 on the Ambleway Wildness scale: genuinely wild.
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Lizard Lake & Forest Road 5403-105 via Pacific Crest Trail
8.3 mi · ▲ 1,872 ft · 3 hr 42 min
Elevation 3,596–4,370 ft
Out & Back
Trailhead: Forest Road 4100-126 · 47.25554, -121.31488
Weather Aug 3: Fog, high 66°F / low 42° · precip 0% · wind 6 mph · sunrise 5:47 AM · sunset 8:37 PM
- Start on Forest Road 4100-126, heading S.
- 1.3 miBear right, heading S.
- 0.8 miContinue straight onto Pacific Crest Trail, heading W.
- 1.5 miSharp left, heading NW.
- 100 ftSharp right, heading NW.
- 250 ftTurn left onto Forest Road 5403-105, heading SW.
- 0.5 miReach Lizard Lake, then turn around and head back the way you came.
- 0.5 miTurn right, heading E.
- 250 ftSharp left, heading E.
- 100 ftSharp right onto Pacific Crest Trail, heading E.
- 2.3 miBear left onto Forest Road 4100-126, heading N.
- 1.2 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 1.4 mi in (~49 min). Leave by 7:28 PM for the 8:37 PM sunset. Back at your car by 9:27 PM, after dark — bring a headlamp.
Other ways to reach this destination
More from Forest Road 4100-126 Trailhead
- Forest Road 4100-126 3.5 mi · ▲ 641 ft
- Pacific Crest Trail 7 mi · ▲ 1,560 ft
- Pacific Crest Trail 7.3 mi · ▲ 1,584 ft
- Pacific Crest Trail 7.3 mi · ▲ 1,644 ft
- 4100-154 & 4100-220 via Pacific Crest Trail 9.3 mi · ▲ 1,993 ft
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