NF-684–Naches Trail, 3 sights is a 12-mile out-and-back near Lester, WA. It climbs 2,774 ft, with sections as steep as 32% grade. It scores 80/100 on the Ambleway Wildness scale: genuinely wild.
Elevation
0 mi2,487 – 4,981 ft · steepest grade: 32%12.3 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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NF-684–Naches Trail, 3 sights
12 mi · ▲ 2,774 ft · 5 hr 23 min
Elevation 2,487–4,982 ft
Out & Back
Trailhead: Natches Trail · 47.10688, -121.47512
Weather Sep 20: sunrise 6:51 AM · sunset 7:09 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 miTurn left onto NF-684, heading S.
- 0.6 miReach Natches Trail, then turn around and head back the way you came.
- 0.6 miTurn right onto Naches Trail, heading NW.
- 4.9 miContinue straight onto Natches Trail, heading W.
- 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
10% dirt90% unspecified
Weather
Sunrise 6:51 AMSunset 7:09 PM
Sunset
The best sunset spot on this hike is 4.5 mi in (~181 min). Leave by 3:49 PM for the 7:09 PM sunset. Back at your car by 9:16 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
- NF-152–NF-153, 4 sights 13.6 mi · ▲ 3,007 ft
- Naches Trail–Natches Trail, 3 sights 10.9 mi · ▲ 2,662 ft
- Pyramid Peak–Naches Trail, 4 sights 12.9 mi · ▲ 3,674 ft
- Forest Road 7068–Naches Trail, 3 sights 5 mi · ▲ 1,665 ft
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