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.

Elevation

0 mi3,596 – 4,370 ft · steepest grade: 25%8.6 mi

Getting there

Trailhead: Forest Road 4100-126 47.25554, -121.31488
Nearest town Martin, WA

Directions

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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

  1. Start on Forest Road 4100-126, heading S.
  2. 1.3 miBear right, heading S.
  3. 0.8 miContinue straight onto Pacific Crest Trail, heading W.
  4. 1.5 miSharp left, heading NW.
  5. 100 ftSharp right, heading NW.
  6. 250 ftTurn left onto Forest Road 5403-105, heading SW.
  7. 0.5 miReach Lizard Lake, then turn around and head back the way you came.
  8. 0.5 miTurn right, heading E.
  9. 250 ftSharp left, heading E.
  10. 100 ftSharp right onto Pacific Crest Trail, heading E.
  11. 2.3 miBear left onto Forest Road 4100-126, heading N.
  12. 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.

Trail surface

35% dirt65% unspecified

Weather

FogTemperature 66°F42°
Precip0%Wind6 mphUV7Humidity75%
Hourly temperature
70°40°
Sunrise 5:47 AM12 AM3 AM9 AM12 PM3 PM6 PMSunset 8:37 PM
Tue 73°54°
Wed 79°55°
Thu 81°51°
Fri 72°45°
Sat 70°43°
Sun 73°43°

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.

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