Mount Margaret & Lake Lillian Trail

5.1 mi · ▲ 2,040 ft · 2 hr 43 min

Mount Margaret & Lake Lillian Trail is a 5.1-mile out-and-back near Hyak, WA. The route reaches Mount Margaret at the turnaround, 2.5 miles in. It climbs 2,040 ft, with sections as steep as 34% grade, and is mostly dirt. It scores 31/100 on the Ambleway Wildness scale: green fringe.

Elevation

0 mi3,583 – 5,561 ft · steepest grade: 34%5.2 mi

Getting there

Trailhead: Lake Lillian Trail 47.36339, -121.35620
Nearest town Hyak, WA

Directions

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Mount Margaret & Lake Lillian Trail

5.1 mi · ▲ 2,040 ft · 2 hr 43 min

Elevation 3,581–5,562 ft

Out & Back

Trailhead: Lake Lillian Trail · 47.36339, -121.35620

Weather Aug 3: sunrise 5:47 AM · sunset 8:38 PM

  1. Start on Lake Lillian Trail, heading E.
  2. 0.9 miTurn left, heading N.
  3. 1.4 miTurn right, heading N.
  4. 0.2 miReach Mount Margaret, then turn around and head back the way you came.
  5. 2.5 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

77% dirt23% gravel

Weather

Sunrise 5:47 AMSunset 8:38 PM

Sunset

The best sunset spot on this hike is 1.5 mi in (~73 min). Leave by 7:05 PM for the 8:38 PM sunset. Back at your car by 9:28 PM, after dark — bring a headlamp.

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