Mount Margaret–Lake Laura, 5 sights
8.5 mi · ▲ 2,516 ft · 4 hr 5 min
Mount Margaret–Lake Laura, 5 sights is an 8.5-mile out-and-back near Hyak, WA. The route passes Lake Laura before reaching Mount Margaret at the turnaround, 4.3 miles in. It climbs 2,516 ft, with sections as steep as 53% grade. It scores 32/100 on the Ambleway Wildness scale: green fringe.
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Mount Margaret–Lake Laura, 5 sights
8.5 mi · ▲ 2,516 ft · 4 hr 5 min
Elevation 3,309–5,562 ft
Out & Back
Trailhead: Forest Road 4832-136 · 47.36576, -121.36293
Weather Sep 4: Light drizzle, high 58°F / low 42° · precip 41% · wind 3 mph · sunrise 6:29 AM · sunset 7:42 PM
- Start on Forest Road 4832-136, heading N.
- 1.3 miBear left onto 4832-141, heading NE.
- 50 ftBear right onto Forest Road 4832-136, heading NE.
- 0.7 miTurn left, heading NE.
- 0.5 miPass Lake Laura.
- 50 ftTurn right onto Lake Laura Backdoor Trail, heading NE.
- 350 ftSharp right onto Lake Lillian Trail, heading NE.
- 1.4 miSharp left, heading SW.
- 0.3 miReach Mount Margaret, then turn around and head back the way you came.
- 1.7 miSharp left onto Lake Laura Backdoor Trail, heading NE.
- 0.6 miTurn right onto Forest Road 4832-136, heading S.
- 0.7 miBear left onto 4832-141, heading SW.
- 50 ftBear right onto Forest Road 4832-136, heading SW.
- 1.3 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 3.0 mi in (~114 min). Leave by 5:28 PM for the 7:42 PM sunset. Back at your car by 9:10 PM, after dark — bring a headlamp.
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