Old Fort Lake & Sequalitchew Canyon Trail
5 mi · ▲ 378 ft · 1 hr 51 min
Old Fort Lake & Sequalitchew Canyon Trail is a 5-mile out-and-back near DuPont, WA. The route reaches Old Fort Lake at the turnaround, 2.3 miles in. It climbs 378 ft, with sections as steep as 25% grade. It scores 0/100 on the Ambleway Wildness scale: paved and peopled.
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Old Fort Lake & Sequalitchew Canyon Trail
5 mi · ▲ 378 ft · 1 hr 51 min
Elevation 19–232 ft
Out & Back
Trailhead: 47.10618, -122.64678
Weather Aug 4: sunrise 5:54 AM · sunset 8:41 PM
Toilets at the trailhead · Parking lot at the trailhead
- Start at the trailhead, heading E.
- 150 ftTurn left, heading NW.
- 400 ftTurn left, heading W.
- 350 ftTurn left onto Sequalitchew Canyon Trail, heading NW.
- 1 miSharp left, heading NW.
- 0.2 miTurn left, heading W.
- 0.3 miTurn left, heading SW.
- 0.2 miSharp right, heading E.
- 0.3 miTurn left, heading S.
- 350 ftPass Old Fort Lake.
- 400 ftBear left, heading SW.
- 250 ftTurn left, heading SW.
- 0.1 miReach Old Fort Lake, then turn around and head back the way you came.
- 0.1 miTurn right, heading S.
- 300 ftBear right, heading SE.
- 0.1 miTurn right, heading NE.
- 0.3 miSharp left, heading NW.
- 0.2 miTurn right, heading NE.
- 0.3 miTurn right, heading W.
- 1.3 miTurn right, heading SW.
- 350 ftTurn right, heading SE.
- 450 ftTurn right, heading E.
- 50 ftArrive 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 2.5 mi in (~66 min). Leave by 7:14 PM for the 8:41 PM sunset. Back at your car by 10:02 PM, after dark — bring a headlamp.
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- Toilets at the trailhead
- Parking lot at the trailhead
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