Meadow Lake–Meadow Lake Trail, 3 sights
15.4 mi · ▲ 3,193 ft · 6 hr 44 min
Meadow Lake–Meadow Lake Trail, 3 sights is a 15.4-mile out-and-back near Bedal, WA. The route reaches Meadow Lake at the turnaround, 7.7 miles in. It climbs 3,193 ft, with sections as steep as 28% grade, and is mostly dirt. It scores 95/100 on the Ambleway Wildness scale: genuinely wild.
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Meadow Lake–Meadow Lake Trail, 3 sights
15.4 mi · ▲ 3,193 ft · 6 hr 44 min
Elevation 2,586–5,057 ft
Out & Back
Trailhead: Meadow Mountain Trailhead · 48.18954, -121.37096
Weather Sep 4: Heavy drizzle, high 60°F / low 45° · precip 35% · wind 5 mph · sunrise 6:28 AM · sunset 7:43 PM
Parking lot at the trailhead
- Start on Meadow Mountain Trail, heading E.
- 7 miSharp left onto Meadow Lake Trail, heading NW.
- 0.7 miReach Meadow Lake, then turn around and head back the way you came.
- 0.7 miSharp right onto Meadow Mountain Trail, heading W.
- 7 miArrive 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 4.8 mi in (~164 min). Leave by 4:39 PM for the 7:43 PM sunset. Back at your car by 10:06 PM, after dark — bring a headlamp.
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- Parking lot at the trailhead
More from Meadow Mountain Trailhead Trailhead
- Meadow Mountain Trail 2.9 mi · ▲ 648 ft
- Crystal Lake & Crystal Lake Trail via Meadow Mountain Trail 8.8 mi · ▲ 2,473 ft
- Meadow Mountain Trail 10.4 mi · ▲ 1,716 ft
- Scar Pass–Circle Creek Road, 3 sights 11.4 mi · ▲ 3,092 ft
- Circle Peak–Scar Pass, 4 sights 15.4 mi · ▲ 4,771 ft
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