Lunch Rock–Lake Serene, 4 lakes is an 8-mile out-and-back near Index, WA. The route passes South Fork Skykomish River and Lake Serene before reaching Lunch Rock at the turnaround, 4 miles in. It climbs 2,483 ft, with sections as steep as 34% grade. It scores 41/100 on the Ambleway Wildness scale: green fringe.
Elevation
0 mi541 – 2,589 ft · steepest grade: 34%8.3 mi
Getting there
Trailhead: Lake Serene Road 47.80358, -121.55602
Nearest town Index, WA
Directions
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Lunch Rock–Lake Serene, 4 lakes
8 mi · ▲ 2,483 ft · 3 hr 54 min
Elevation 541–2,587 ft
Out & Back
Trailhead: Lake Serene Road · 47.80358, -121.55602
Weather Sep 20: Clear, high 71°F / low 51° · precip 0% · wind 3 mph · sunrise 6:51 AM · sunset 7:10 PM
- Start on Lake Serene Road, heading SE.
- 50 ftPass South Fork Skykomish River.
- 1.9 miSharp left, heading N.
- 0.2 miTurn left onto Lake Serene Trail, heading S.
- 1.9 miPass Lake Serene.
- 350 ftContinue straight onto Lunch Rock Trail, heading W.
- 450 ftReach Lunch Rock, then turn around and head back the way you came.
- 450 ftContinue straight onto Lake Serene Trail, heading NE.
- 2 miTurn right, heading N.
- 0.2 miSharp right, heading NE.
- 1 miContinue straight onto Lake Serene Road, heading NE.
- 0.7 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
49% dirt51% unspecified
Weather
ClearTemperature 71°F51°
Precip0%Wind3 mphUV5Humidity90%
Rained 0.6″ 7 days ago
Hourly temperature
75°50°
Sunrise 6:51 AM12 AM3 AM9 AM12 PM3 PMSunset 7:10 PM
Mon
68°52°
Tue
60°53°
Wed
68°52°
Thu
66°52°
56%
Fri
57°47°
70%
Sat
64°48°
29%
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More from Lake Serene Road Trailhead
- South Fork Skykomish River & Lake Serene Road 8.9 mi · ▲ 1,767 ft
- Logjam Falls–Bridal Veil Falls-Upper Cascade, 6 lakes 8 mi · ▲ 2,418 ft
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