Lunch Rock & Lake Serene via Lake Serene Trail is a 6.7-mile out-and-back in Forterra near Index, WA. The route passes Lake Serene before reaching Lunch Rock at the turnaround, 3.3 miles in. It climbs 2,260 ft, with sections as steep as 32% grade, and is mostly dirt. It scores 43/100 on the Ambleway Wildness scale: green fringe.
Elevation
0 mi532 – 2,589 ft · steepest grade: 32%7.1 mi
Getting there
Trailhead: Unnamed 47.80921, -121.57237
Nearest town Index, WA
Directions
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Lunch Rock & Lake Serene via Lake Serene Trail
6.7 mi · ▲ 2,260 ft · 3 hr 22 min
Elevation 531–2,587 ft
Out & Back · Forterra
Trailhead: 47.80921, -121.57237
Weather Aug 4: Clear, high 71°F / low 50° · precip 0% · wind 2 mph · sunrise 5:46 AM · sunset 8:40 PM
Toilets at the trailhead · Parking lot at the trailhead
- Start at the trailhead, heading W.
- 450 ftContinue straight onto Lake Serene Trailhead Road, heading S.
- 50 ftBear left onto Lake Serene Trail, heading S.
- 3.2 miPass Lake Serene.
- 0.1 miContinue straight onto Lunch Rock Trail, heading SW.
- 450 ftReach Lunch Rock, then turn around and head back the way you came.
- 450 ftContinue straight onto Lake Serene Trail, heading SW.
- 3.3 miBear right onto Lake Serene Trailhead Road, heading NW.
- 50 ftArrive back at the trailhead.
Each distance is the walk from the previous step. Tap a step for a map of its junction.
Trail surface
100% dirt
Weather
ClearTemperature 71°F50°
Precip0%Wind2 mphUV7Humidity66%
Hourly temperature
75°50°
Sunrise 5:46 AM12 AM3 AM9 AM12 PM3 PM6 PMSunset 8:40 PM
Tue
79°62°
Wed
87°66°
Thu
90°63°
Fri
84°59°
Sat
81°57°
Sun
79°55°
Good to know
- Toilets at the trailhead
- Parking lot at the trailhead
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