Loch Katrine & Loch Katrine Road
6.8 mi · ▲ 1,407 ft · 2 hr 58 min
Loch Katrine & Loch Katrine Road is a 6.8-mile out-and-back near Ernies Grove, WA. The route reaches Loch Katrine at the turnaround, 3.4 miles in. It climbs 1,407 ft, with sections as steep as 16% grade. It scores 92/100 on the Ambleway Wildness scale: genuinely wild.
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Loch Katrine & Loch Katrine Road
6.8 mi · ▲ 1,407 ft · 2 hr 58 min
Elevation 1,532–2,930 ft
Out & Back
Trailhead: 47.65115, -121.64224
Weather Aug 4: Clear, high 78°F / low 60° · precip 0% · wind 2 mph · sunrise 5:49 AM · sunset 8:38 PM
- Start at the trailhead, heading E.
- 0.1 miTurn right, heading S.
- 0.1 miTurn left onto Loch Katrine Road, heading E.
- 0.4 miContinue straight onto Lake Phillipa Road, heading NE.
- 50 ftTurn left onto Loch Katrine Road, heading NE.
- 2.8 miReach Loch Katrine, then turn around and head back the way you came.
- 2.4 miTurn left, heading NW.
- 0.4 miTurn right onto Lake Phillipa Road, heading S.
- 50 ftContinue straight onto Loch Katrine Road, heading S.
- 0.4 miTurn right, heading W.
- 0.1 miTurn left, heading N.
- 400 ftArrive 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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The best sunset spot on this hike is 3.0 mi in (~116 min). Leave by 6:22 PM for the 8:38 PM sunset. Back at your car by 10:07 PM, after dark — bring a headlamp.
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- Loch Katrine Connector via Loch Katrine Road 4.7 mi · ▲ 671 ft
- Sunday Lake & Loch Katrine Connector via Loch Katrine Road 8.2 mi · ▲ 1,135 ft
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