Loch Katrine–Little Kid Road, 5 sights
7.4 mi · ▲ 1,499 ft · 3 hr 13 min
Loch Katrine–Little Kid Road, 5 sights is a 7.4-mile out-and-back near Halford, WA. The route reaches Loch Katrine at the turnaround, 3.7 miles in. It climbs 1,499 ft, with sections as steep as 17% grade. It scores 92/100 on the Ambleway Wildness scale: genuinely wild.
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Loch Katrine–Little Kid Road, 5 sights
7.4 mi · ▲ 1,499 ft · 3 hr 13 min
Elevation 1,539–2,930 ft
Out & Back
Trailhead: National Forest Development Road 5720 · 47.66102, -121.61663
Weather Aug 4: sunrise 5:48 AM · sunset 8:38 PM
Parking lot at the trailhead
- Start on National Forest Development Road 5720, heading SE.
- 0.7 miContinue straight onto Little Kid Road, heading S.
- 50 ftContinue straight onto Sunday Lake Trail, heading S.
- 0.3 miTurn right onto Loch Katrine Connector, heading S.
- 0.8 miSharp left onto Loch Katrine Road, heading SE.
- 1.9 miBear right, heading SE.
- 50 ftReach Loch Katrine, then turn around and head back the way you came.
- 1.9 miSharp right onto Loch Katrine Connector, heading W.
- 0.8 miTurn left onto Sunday Lake Trail, heading NE.
- 0.3 miContinue straight onto Little Kid Road, heading N.
- 50 ftContinue straight onto National Forest Development Road 5720, heading N.
- 0.6 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 3.3 mi in (~122 min). Leave by 6:16 PM for the 8:38 PM sunset. Back at your car by 10:13 PM, after dark — bring a headlamp.
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- Parking lot at the trailhead
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More from National Forest Development Road 5720 Trailhead
- Little Kid Road–Loch Katrine Connector, 3 sights 3.6 mi · ▲ 430 ft
- Sunday Lake–Little Kid Road, 3 sights 5.4 mi · ▲ 506 ft
- Lake Phillipa Road–Little Kid Road, 4 sights 7.4 mi · ▲ 1,207 ft
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