Orting Lake
2.7 mi · ▲ 114 ft · 57 min
Orting Lake is a 2.7-mile out-and-back near Orting, WA. The route reaches Orting Lake at the turnaround, 1.4 miles in. It is mostly level, with 114 ft of elevation gain. It scores 0/100 on the Ambleway Wildness scale: paved and peopled.
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Orting Lake
2.7 mi · ▲ 114 ft · 57 min
Elevation 670–775 ft
Out & Back
Trailhead: 47.12170, -122.19793
Weather Aug 4: Overcast, high 84°F / low 53° · precip 0% · wind 2 mph · sunrise 5:51 AM · sunset 8:40 PM
Parking lot at the trailhead
- Start at the trailhead, heading NE.
- 100 ftTurn left, heading NW.
- 350 ftBear right, heading NE.
- 450 ftBear left, heading NE.
- 50 ftTurn right, heading NE.
- 200 ftBear right, heading NE.
- 0.4 miTurn right, heading SE.
- 0.2 miSharp left, heading S.
- 350 ftSharp right, heading E.
- 0.2 miSharp left, heading S.
- 0.3 miReach Orting Lake, then turn around and head back the way you came.
- 0.3 miSharp right, heading W.
- 0.2 miSharp left, heading NE.
- 350 ftSharp right, heading NE.
- 0.2 miTurn left, heading NE.
- 0.4 miBear left, heading W.
- 200 ftTurn left, heading W.
- 50 ftBear right, heading W.
- 450 ftBear left, heading W.
- 350 ftTurn right, heading W.
- 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 right at the trailhead, so there is no walk out. Be there by 8:20 PM to have the sun's last 20 minutes of sky before it sets at 8:40 PM. Your car is right there — dark at 9:16 PM.
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- Parking lot at the trailhead
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