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Lost Creek Ridge Trail

7.7 mi · ▲ 3,711 ft · 4 hr 25 min

Lost Creek Ridge Trail is a 7.7-mile out-and-back near Bedal, WA. It climbs 3,711 ft, with sections as steep as 38% grade. It scores 92/100 on the Ambleway Wildness scale: genuinely wild.

Elevation

0 mi1,854 – 5,502 ft · steepest grade: 38%7.6 mi

Getting there

Trailhead: Lost Creek Ridge Trailhead 48.09376, -121.33670
Nearest town Bedal, WA · Official trailhead info (fs.usda.gov)
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Lost Creek Ridge Trail

7.7 mi · ▲ 3,711 ft · 4 hr 25 min

Elevation 1,855–5,504 ft

Out & Back

Trailhead: Lost Creek Ridge Trailhead · 48.09376, -121.33670

Weather Sep 4: Light drizzle, high 63°F / low 46° · precip 30% · wind 3 mph · sunrise 6:28 AM · sunset 7:42 PM

Parking lot at the trailhead

  1. Start on Lost Creek Ridge Trail, heading NE.
  2. 3.8 miReach the turnaround, then head back the way you came.
  3. 3.8 miArrive 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/lost-creek-ridge-trail-out-back

Weather

Light drizzleTemperature 63°F46°
Precip30%Wind3 mphUV5Humidity71%
Rained 0.2″ yesterday
Hourly temperatureRain chance
65°45° 12 AM: 15% rain1 AM: 7% rain2 AM: 3% rain3 AM: 6% rain4 AM: 3% rain5 AM: 4% rain6 AM: 7% rain7 AM: 6% rain8 AM: 11% rain9 AM: 10% rain10 AM: 6% rain11 AM: 1% rain12 PM: 4% rain1 PM: 9% rain2 PM: 16% rain3 PM: 30% rain4 PM: 25% rain5 PM: 26% rain6 PM: 25% rain7 PM: 23% rain8 PM: 18% rain9 PM: 19% rain10 PM: 20% rain11 PM: 9% rain
Sunrise 6:28 AM12 AM3 AM9 AM12 PM3 PMSunset 7:42 PM
Sat 65°50° 55%
Sun 67°49° 34%
Mon 67°49° 19%
Tue 77°50°
Wed 84°58°
Thu 74°58° 19%

Sunset

The best sunset spot on this hike is 3.5 mi in (~192 min). Leave by 4:11 PM for the 7:42 PM sunset. Back at your car by 9:23 PM, after dark — bring a headlamp.

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