NF-152–NF-153, 4 sights is a 13.6-mile out-and-back near Lester, WA. It climbs 3,007 ft, with sections as steep as 33% grade. It scores 81/100 on the Ambleway Wildness scale: genuinely wild.
Elevation
0 mi2,487 – 5,191 ft · steepest grade: 33%13.8 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-152–NF-153, 4 sights
13.6 mi · ▲ 3,007 ft · 6 hr 2 min
Elevation 2,487–5,192 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 miTurn left onto NF-684, heading S.
- 0.4 miTurn left onto NF-152, heading N.
- 0.3 miTurn left onto NF-153, heading N.
- 0.7 miReach Natches Trail, then turn around and head back the way you came.
- 0.7 miTurn right onto NF-152, heading SE.
- 0.3 miTurn right onto NF-684, heading E.
- 0.4 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
19% dirt81% 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 5.0 mi in (~199 min). Leave by 4:59 PM for the 8:37 PM sunset. Back at your car by 10:56 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
- Naches Trail–Natches Trail, 3 sights 10.9 mi · ▲ 2,662 ft
- NF-684–Naches Trail, 3 sights 12 mi · ▲ 2,774 ft
- Pyramid Peak–Naches Trail, 4 sights 12.9 mi · ▲ 3,674 ft
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