Moss Lake Natural Area

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 Aug 4: Clear, high 80°F / low 56° · precip 0% · wind 2 mph · sunrise 5:48 AM · sunset 8:41 PM

  1. Start at the trailhead, heading S.
  2. 0.1 miTurn left, heading SE.
  3. 0.2 miTurn right onto Yellow, heading S.
  4. 0.2 miTurn right onto Crazy 8's, heading SE.
  5. 50 ftBear right, heading SE.
  6. 50 ftSharp left, heading SE.
  7. 0.2 miTurn left onto Loop Trail, heading SE.
  8. 0.3 miSharp left, heading E.
  9. 0.6 miBear left onto Ridge, heading NW.
  10. 0.2 miBear right onto Sneaky, heading W.
  11. 150 ftTurn right, heading NW.
  12. 0.1 miTurn right onto Yellow, heading NW.
  13. 50 ftTurn left, heading NW.
  14. 0.2 miTurn right, heading NW.
  15. 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

ClearTemperature 80°F56°
Precip0%Wind2 mphUV7Humidity68%
Hourly temperature
80°55°
Sunrise 5:48 AM12 AM3 AM9 AM12 PM3 PM6 PMSunset 8:41 PM
Wed 87°60°
Thu 90°58°
Fri 84°54°
Sat 81°54°
Sun 80°52°
Mon 82°52°

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