Hyak Lake–Rockdale Lake, 6 lakes is an 8.4-mile out-and-back near Rockdale, WA. The route passes Windy Pass, Rockdale Lake and Hyak Lake before reaching Lagoon cell #1 at the turnaround, 4.1 miles in. It climbs 2,154 ft, with sections as steep as 29% grade, and is mostly dirt. It scores 20/100 on the Ambleway Wildness scale: paved and peopled.
Elevation
0 mi2,562 – 3,829 ft · steepest grade: 29%9.1 mi
Getting there
Trailhead: Pacific Crest Trail 47.37316, -121.44687
Nearest town Rockdale, WA
Directions
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Hyak Lake–Rockdale Lake, 6 lakes
8.4 mi · ▲ 2,154 ft · 3 hr 53 min
Elevation 2,562–3,829 ft
Out & Back
Trailhead: Pacific Crest Trail · 47.37316, -121.44687
Weather Aug 4: Clear, high 63°F / low 43° · precip 1% · wind 3 mph · sunrise 5:47 AM · sunset 8:38 PM
Transit-accessible: East Shuttle Stop stop 216 m from the trailhead · Parking lot at the trailhead
- Start on Pacific Crest Trail, heading N.
- 50 ftPass Windy Pass.
- 0.5 miTurn left, heading NE.
- 0.9 miContinue straight onto 9070-110, heading E.
- 0.5 miPass Rockdale Lake.
- 200 ftBear left, heading E.
- 0.3 miContinue straight onto Forest Road 9070-110, heading NE.
- 0.1 miPass Hyak Lake.
- 1.3 miBear left, heading SE.
- 0.3 miTurn left onto Cold Creek, heading S.
- 0.1 miSharp right, heading E.
- 0.1 miPass Lagoon cell #1.
- 50 ftTurn right, heading N.
- 300 ftTurn right, heading N.
- 50 ftSharp left, heading N.
- 300 ftReach Hyak Lake, then turn around and head back the way you came.
- 300 ftSharp right, heading NE.
- 50 ftTurn left, heading NE.
- 300 ftTurn left, heading SE.
- 0.2 miTurn right, heading NE.
- 0.3 miBear right onto Forest Road 9070-110, heading S.
- 1.4 miContinue straight onto 9070-110, heading NW.
- 0.3 miBear left, heading N.
- 0.5 miContinue straight onto Pacific Crest Trail, heading NW.
- 0.9 miTurn left, heading S.
- 0.3 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
80% dirt20% unspecified
Weather
ClearTemperature 63°F43°
Precip1%Wind3 mphUV7Humidity58%
Rained 0.2″ 2 days ago
Hourly temperature
65°40°
Sunrise 5:47 AM12 AM3 AM9 AM12 PM3 PM6 PMSunset 8:38 PM
Tue
74°54°
Wed
79°57°
Thu
80°53°
Fri
74°49°
Sat
70°47°
Sun
69°44°
Good to know
- Transit-accessible: East Shuttle Stop stop 216 m from the trailhead
- Parking lot at the trailhead
Other ways to reach this destination
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- Windy Pass & 9070-115 via Pacific Crest Trail 4.6 mi · ▲ 1,435 ft
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