AMBLEWAY Wildest hikes

Lodge Lake via Pacific Crest Trail

3.6 mi · ▲ 842 ft · 1 hr 37 min

Lodge Lake via Pacific Crest Trail is a 3.6-mile out-and-back near Denny Creek, WA. The route reaches Lodge Lake at the turnaround, 1.7 miles in. It climbs 842 ft, with sections as steep as 21% grade, and is mostly dirt. It scores 0/100 on the Ambleway Wildness scale: paved and peopled.

Elevation

0 mi3,002 – 3,504 ft · steepest grade: 21%3.8 mi

Getting there

Trailhead: Unnamed 47.42504, -121.41789
Nearest town Denny Creek, WA
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Lodge Lake via Pacific Crest Trail

3.6 mi · ▲ 842 ft · 1 hr 37 min

Elevation 3,002–3,506 ft

Out & Back

Trailhead: 47.42504, -121.41789

Weather Sep 20: sunrise 6:51 AM · sunset 7:09 PM

Transit-accessible: West Summit Shuttle Stop stop 133 m from the trailhead · Parking lot at the trailhead

  1. Start at the trailhead, heading E.
  2. 50 ftBear left, heading NE.
  3. 150 ftTurn left, heading NW.
  4. 0.2 miTurn left onto Pacific Crest Trail, heading S.
  5. 1.5 miTurn right, heading W.
  6. 400 ftReach Lodge Lake, then turn around and head back the way you came.
  7. 1.2 miTurn left, heading NE.
  8. 0.4 miTurn right, heading N.
  9. 0.2 miTurn right, heading E.
  10. 150 ftBear right, heading SE.
  11. 50 ftArrive back at the trailhead.

Each distance is the walk from the previous step. Tap a step for a map of its junction.

Trail map, photos and weather for this hike: www.ambleway.com/hikes/lodge-lake-out-back-5-km-542c

Trail surface

83% dirt13% gravel4% unspecified

Weather

Sunrise 6:51 AMSunset 7:09 PM

Good to know

  • Transit-accessible: West Summit Shuttle Stop stop 133 m from the trailhead
  • Parking lot at the trailhead

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