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.

Elevation

0 mi1,539 – 2,930 ft · steepest grade: 17%7.6 mi

Getting there

Trailhead: National Forest Development Road 5720 47.66102, -121.61663
Nearest town Halford, WA

Directions

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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

  1. Start on National Forest Development Road 5720, heading SE.
  2. 0.7 miContinue straight onto Little Kid Road, heading S.
  3. 50 ftContinue straight onto Sunday Lake Trail, heading S.
  4. 0.3 miTurn right onto Loch Katrine Connector, heading S.
  5. 0.8 miSharp left onto Loch Katrine Road, heading SE.
  6. 1.9 miBear right, heading SE.
  7. 50 ftReach Loch Katrine, then turn around and head back the way you came.
  8. 1.9 miSharp right onto Loch Katrine Connector, heading W.
  9. 0.8 miTurn left onto Sunday Lake Trail, heading NE.
  10. 0.3 miContinue straight onto Little Kid Road, heading N.
  11. 50 ftContinue straight onto National Forest Development Road 5720, heading N.
  12. 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.

Trail surface

12% gravel88% unspecified

Weather

Sunrise 5:48 AMSunset 8:38 PM

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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Good to know

  • Parking lot at the trailhead

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