Crazy 8's & Loop Trail
3.3 mi · ▲ 347 ft · 1 hr 16 min
Crazy 8's & Loop Trail is a 3.3-mile out-and-back in Moss Lake Natural Area near Lake Marcel, WA. It climbs 347 ft. It scores 77/100 on the Ambleway Wildness scale: genuinely wild.
Elevation
0 mi492 – 676 ft3.5 mi
Getting there
Trailhead: Unnamed 47.70977, -121.84186
Nearest town Lake Marcel, WA
Directions
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Crazy 8's & Loop Trail
3.3 mi · ▲ 347 ft · 1 hr 16 min
Elevation 492–675 ft
Out & Back · Moss Lake Natural Area
Trailhead: 47.70977, -121.84186
Weather Sep 20: sunrise 6:52 AM · sunset 7:11 PM
- Start at the trailhead, heading SW.
- 0.3 miBear left, heading SE.
- 1 miReach Loop Trail, then turn around and head back the way you came.
- 100 ftTurn left onto Loop Trail, heading N.
- 1.1 miTurn left onto Landing, heading E.
- 0.2 miSharp right, heading NW.
- 50 ftBear right onto Crazy 8's, heading NW.
- 0.2 miTurn left, heading E.
- 200 ftTurn right, heading NE.
- 0.1 miContinue straight onto Ridge, heading N.
- 50 ftTurn left, heading N.
- 0.3 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
34% dirt66% unspecified
Weather
Sunrise 6:52 AMSunset 7:11 PM
Sunset
The best sunset spot on this hike is 1.1 mi in (~31 min). Leave by 6:20 PM for the 7:11 PM sunset. Back at your car by 7:57 PM, after dark — bring a headlamp.
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