Loop Trail & Ridge
2.4 mi · ▲ 168 ft · 53 min
Loop Trail & Ridge is a 2.4-mile out-and-back in Moss Lake Natural Area near Lake Marcel, WA. It is mostly level, with 168 ft of elevation gain. It scores 81/100 on the Ambleway Wildness scale: genuinely wild.
Elevation
0 mi581 – 679 ft2.6 mi
Getting there
Trailhead: Unnamed 47.71144, -121.85091
Nearest town Lake Marcel, WA
Directions
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Loop Trail & Ridge
2.4 mi · ▲ 168 ft · 53 min
Elevation 580–678 ft
Out & Back · Moss Lake Natural Area
Trailhead: 47.71144, -121.85091
Weather Sep 20: sunrise 6:52 AM · sunset 7:11 PM
- Start at the trailhead, heading S.
- 0.1 miTurn left, heading SE.
- 0.2 miTurn right onto Yellow, heading S.
- 0.2 miTurn right onto Crazy 8's, heading SE.
- 50 ftBear right, heading SE.
- 50 ftSharp left, heading SE.
- 0.2 miTurn left onto Loop Trail, heading SE.
- 0.3 miSharp left, heading E.
- 0.6 miBear left onto Ridge, heading NW.
- 0.2 miBear right onto Sneaky, heading W.
- 150 ftTurn right, heading NW.
- 0.1 miTurn right onto Yellow, heading NW.
- 50 ftTurn left, heading NW.
- 0.2 miTurn right, heading NW.
- 0.1 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
14% dirt86% unspecified
Weather
Sunrise 6:52 AMSunset 7:11 PM
Sunset
The best sunset spot on this hike is 1.0 mi in (~27 min). Leave by 6:24 PM for the 7:11 PM sunset. Back at your car by 7:52 PM, after dark — bring a headlamp.
Other ways to reach this destination
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- Moss Lake–Loop Trail, 3 sights 5.9 mi · ▲ 369 ft
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