Lost Lake & Horseshoe Bend Mainline via Lost Lake Mainline

5.6 mi · ▲ 436 ft · 2 hr 5 min

Lost Lake & Horseshoe Bend Mainline via Lost Lake Mainline is a 5.6-mile out-and-back near North Sultan, WA. The route reaches Lost Lake at the turnaround, 2.8 miles in. It climbs 436 ft. It scores 80/100 on the Ambleway Wildness scale: genuinely wild.

Elevation

0 mi587 – 991 ft5.7 mi

Getting there

Trailhead: Horseshoe Bend Mainline 47.93093, -121.81867
Nearest town North Sultan, WA

Directions

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Lost Lake & Horseshoe Bend Mainline via Lost Lake Mainline

5.6 mi · ▲ 436 ft · 2 hr 5 min

Elevation 586–992 ft

Out & Back

Trailhead: Horseshoe Bend Mainline · 47.93093, -121.81867

Weather Aug 4: sunrise 5:48 AM · sunset 8:40 PM

  1. Start on Horseshoe Bend Mainline, heading W.
  2. 0.3 miTurn right onto Lost Lake Mainline, heading W.
  3. 1.8 miTurn right, heading NW.
  4. 0.3 miSharp left, heading NW.
  5. 0.4 miTurn right, heading E.
  6. 150 ftReach Lost Lake, then turn around and head back the way you came.
  7. 150 ftTurn left, heading E.
  8. 0.4 miSharp right, heading SW.
  9. 2.1 miTurn left onto Horseshoe Bend Mainline, heading E.
  10. 0.3 miArrive back at the trailhead.

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Trail surface

11% dirt89% unspecified

Weather

Sunrise 5:48 AMSunset 8:40 PM

Sunset

The best sunset spot on this hike is 2.7 mi in (~80 min). Leave by 7:00 PM for the 8:40 PM sunset. Back at your car by 10:03 PM, after dark — bring a headlamp.

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