Morning Star Natural Resources Conservation Area
Lower Twin Falls–Twin Falls, 8 lakes
6.8 mi · ▲ 1,375 ft · 2 hr 57 min
Lower Twin Falls–Twin Falls, 8 lakes is a 6.8-mile out-and-back in Morning Star Natural Resources Conservation Area near Verlot, WA. The route passes Beaver Plant Lake, Upper Ashland Lake, Lower Ashland Lake and 2 more before reaching Twin Falls Lake at the turnaround, 3.4 miles in. It climbs 1,375 ft, with sections as steep as 29% grade, and is mostly dirt. It scores 88/100 on the Ambleway Wildness scale: genuinely wild.
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Lower Twin Falls–Twin Falls, 8 lakes
6.8 mi · ▲ 1,375 ft · 2 hr 57 min
Elevation 2,173–2,945 ft
Out & Back · Morning Star Natural Resources Conservation Area
Trailhead: 4021-016 · 48.04785, -121.71440
Weather Sep 4: Light drizzle, high 59°F / low 45° · precip 29% · wind 7 mph · sunrise 6:30 AM · sunset 7:44 PM
Toilets at the trailhead · Parking lot at the trailhead
- Start on 4021-016, heading SW.
- 50 ftTurn right onto Ashland Lakes Trail, heading SW.
- 1.5 miPass Beaver Plant Lake.
- 0.6 miPass Upper Ashland Lake.
- 0.2 miPass Lower Ashland Lake.
- 100 ftBear right onto Twin Falls Lake Trail (closed), heading NW.
- 1 miPass Twin Falls.
- 50 ftPass Twin Falls Lake.
- 100 ftReach Lower Twin Falls, then turn around and head back the way you came.
- 1 miBear left onto Ashland Lakes Trail, heading SE.
- 2.4 miTurn left onto 4021-016, heading NE.
- 50 ftArrive back at the trailhead.
Each distance is the walk from the previous step. Tap a step for a map of its junction.
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Sunset
The best sunset spot on this hike is 2.9 mi in (~85 min). Leave by 5:59 PM for the 7:44 PM sunset. Back at your car by 9:18 PM, after dark — bring a headlamp.
Good to know
- Toilets at the trailhead
- Parking lot at the trailhead
More from 4021-016 Trailhead
- Lower Ashland Lake–Upper Ashland Lake, 4 lakes 4.7 mi · ▲ 641 ft
- Bald Mountain East Peak–Beaver Plant Lake, 4 sights 14.8 mi · ▲ 4,787 ft
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