Moss Lake & Loop Trail
4.8 mi · ▲ 281 ft · 1 hr 44 min
Moss Lake & Loop Trail is a 4.8-mile out-and-back in Moss Lake Natural Area near Lake Marcel, WA. The route reaches Moss Lake at the turnaround, 2.4 miles in. It climbs 281 ft. It scores 69/100 on the Ambleway Wildness scale: backcountry feel.
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Moss Lake & Loop Trail
4.8 mi · ▲ 281 ft · 1 hr 44 min
Elevation 497–640 ft
Out & Back · Moss Lake Natural Area
Trailhead: 47.70251, -121.86122
Weather Sep 20: sunrise 6:52 AM · sunset 7:11 PM
- Start at the trailhead, heading N.
- 0.2 miTurn right, heading SE.
- 0.6 miContinue straight onto Loop Trail, heading E.
- 0.4 miTurn right, heading S.
- 1.2 miTurn right, heading NW.
- 50 ftReach Moss Lake, then turn around and head back the way you came.
- 1.6 miContinue straight onto Winston Highway, heading W.
- 0.6 miTurn left, heading NW.
- 0.2 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 1.6 mi in (~41 min). Leave by 6:11 PM for the 7:11 PM sunset. Back at your car by 8:06 PM, after dark — bring a headlamp.
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More from this trailhead
- Loop Trail 2.8 mi · ▲ 114 ft
- Loop Trail 2.5 mi · ▲ 226 ft
- Crazy 8's 2.4 mi · ▲ 115 ft
- Crazy 8's 2.2 mi · ▲ 143 ft
- Crazy 8's 2.1 mi · ▲ 250 ft
- Crazy 8's 2 mi · ▲ 194 ft
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