Mount Hyak–Beaver Lake, 4 lakes is a 7.8-mile out-and-back near Denny Creek, WA. The route passes Beaver Lake, Divide Lake and Hyak Lake before reaching Mount Hyak at the turnaround, 3.9 miles in. It climbs 1,910 ft, with sections as steep as 24% grade. It scores 3/100 on the Ambleway Wildness scale: paved and peopled.
Elevation
0 mi3,022 – 3,845 ft · steepest grade: 24%8.4 mi
Getting there
Trailhead: Unnamed 47.42171, -121.41666
Nearest town Denny Creek, WA
Directions
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Mount Hyak–Beaver Lake, 4 lakes
7.8 mi · ▲ 1,910 ft · 3 hr 33 min
Elevation 3,021–3,844 ft
Out & Back
Trailhead: 47.42171, -121.41666
Weather Aug 3: Clear, high 70°F / low 45° · precip 2% · wind 1 mph · sunrise 5:47 AM · sunset 8:38 PM
Transit-accessible: West Summit Shuttle Stop stop 364 m from the trailhead · Parking lot at the trailhead
- Start at the trailhead, heading NE.
- 0.2 miTurn left, heading SW.
- 100 ftBear left, heading SW.
- 0.2 miTurn right, heading NW.
- 0.1 miSharp left onto Pacific Crest Trail, heading SW.
- 0.2 miBear right, heading S.
- 50 ftPass Beaver Lake.
- 0.1 miSharp left, heading S.
- 0.2 miTurn right, heading S.
- 0.7 miTurn right, heading SE.
- 0.2 miPass Divide Lake.
- 50 ftTurn left, heading SW.
- 100 ftTurn right, heading SW.
- 0.4 miTurn left, heading S.
- 400 ftTurn left, heading S.
- 400 ftBear left onto Forest Road 9070-110, heading SE.
- 0.1 miPass Hyak Lake.
- 0.7 miTurn right, heading SE.
- 250 ftBear left, heading S.
- 0.3 miReach Mount Hyak, then turn around and head back the way you came.
- 0.3 miBear right, heading NW.
- 0.9 miBear right, heading SW.
- 400 ftTurn right, heading W.
- 450 ftTurn right, heading N.
- 0.4 miTurn left, heading N.
- 100 ftTurn right, heading NE.
- 0.2 miTurn left, heading NE.
- 0.7 miTurn left, heading N.
- 0.2 miSharp right, heading N.
- 0.1 miBear left, heading N.
- 200 ftContinue straight onto Pacific Crest Trail, heading N.
- 0.2 miSharp right, heading W.
- 0.1 miTurn left, heading NE.
- 0.2 miBear right, heading N.
- 50 ftTurn right, heading NE.
- 450 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
27% dirt14% gravel59% unspecified
Weather
ClearTemperature 70°F45°
Precip2%Wind1 mphUV7Humidity63%
Hourly temperature
70°45°
Sunrise 5:47 AM12 AM3 AM9 AM12 PM3 PM6 PMSunset 8:38 PM
Tue
79°57°
Wed
84°60°
Thu
83°56°
Fri
74°50°
Sat
73°48°
Sun
74°47°
Good to know
- Transit-accessible: West Summit Shuttle Stop stop 364 m from the trailhead
- Parking lot at the trailhead
Other ways to reach this destination
More from this trailhead
- Beaver Lake via Pacific Crest Trail 1.7 mi · ▲ 625 ft
- Lodge Lake via Pacific Crest Trail 3.6 mi · ▲ 787 ft
- Abiel Peak–Lodge Lake, 4 summits 14.2 mi · ▲ 3,795 ft
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