Naches Trail–Natches Trail, 3 sights is a 10.9-mile out-and-back near Lester, WA. The route reaches Naches Pass at the turnaround, 5.5 miles in. It climbs 2,662 ft, with sections as steep as 31% grade. It scores 79/100 on the Ambleway Wildness scale: genuinely wild.
Elevation
0 mi2,487 – 4,981 ft · steepest grade: 31%11.1 mi
Getting there
Trailhead: Natches Trail 47.10688, -121.47512
Nearest town Lester, WA · Official trailhead info (fs.usda.gov)
Directions
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Naches Trail–Natches Trail, 3 sights
10.9 mi · ▲ 2,662 ft · 4 hr 58 min
Elevation 2,487–4,982 ft
Out & Back
Trailhead: Natches Trail · 47.10688, -121.47512
Weather Aug 3: Clear, high 70°F / low 45° · precip 0% · wind 1 mph · sunrise 5:48 AM · sunset 8:37 PM
Toilets at the trailhead · Parking lot at the trailhead
- Start on Natches Trail, heading E.
- 0.6 miContinue straight onto Naches Trail, heading SE.
- 2 miBear left, heading E.
- 2.8 miPass Naches Pass.
- 100 ftSharp right onto NF-684, heading S.
- 50 ftReach Natches Trail, then turn around and head back the way you came.
- 100 ftSharp left onto Naches Trail, heading S.
- 4.9 miContinue straight onto Natches Trail, heading NW.
- 0.5 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
11% dirt89% unspecified
Weather
ClearTemperature 70°F45°
Precip0%Wind1 mphUV7Humidity69%
Hourly temperature
70°45°
Sunrise 5:48 AM12 AM3 AM9 AM12 PM3 PM6 PMSunset 8:37 PM
Tue
80°58°
Wed
85°61°
Thu
84°58°
Fri
76°50°
Sat
74°50°
Sun
76°49°
Sunset
The best sunset spot on this hike is 4.9 mi in (~195 min). Leave by 5:03 PM for the 8:37 PM sunset. Back at your car by 10:53 PM, after dark — bring a headlamp.
Good to know
- Toilets at the trailhead
- Parking lot at the trailhead
Other ways to reach this destination
More from Natches Trail Trailhead
- Forest Road 7068–Naches Trail, 3 sights 5 mi · ▲ 1,665 ft
- NF-684–Naches Trail, 3 sights 12 mi · ▲ 2,774 ft
- Pyramid Peak–Naches Trail, 4 sights 12.9 mi · ▲ 3,674 ft
- NF-152–NF-153, 4 sights 13.6 mi · ▲ 3,007 ft
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