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Orting Lake via Trilogy Loop Trail

5.5 mi · ▲ 143 ft · 1 hr 54 min

Orting Lake via Trilogy Loop Trail is a 5.5-mile out-and-back near Croker, WA. The route reaches Orting Lake. It is mostly level, with 143 ft of elevation gain. It scores 0/100 on the Ambleway Wildness scale: paved and peopled.

Elevation

0 mi715 – 801 ft6.0 mi

Getting there

Trailhead: Unnamed 47.11106, -122.17821
Nearest town Croker, WA
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Orting Lake via Trilogy Loop Trail

5.5 mi · ▲ 143 ft · 1 hr 54 min

Elevation 714–801 ft

Out & Back

Trailhead: 47.11106, -122.17821

Weather Aug 4: sunrise 5:52 AM · sunset 8:39 PM

  1. Start at the trailhead, heading N.
  2. 0.3 miPass Orting Lake.
  3. 0.5 miTurn right, heading N.
  4. 0.3 miSharp right, heading N.
  5. 0.2 miTurn right, heading E.
  6. 0.1 miTurn right onto Trilogy Loop Trail, heading S.
  7. 0.5 miBear right, heading N.
  8. 0.1 miBear right onto Forest Loop Trail, heading E.
  9. 0.5 miReach Orting Lake, then turn around and head back the way you came.
  10. 0.6 miBear left, heading N.
  11. 0.1 miContinue straight onto Trilogy Loop Trail, heading NW.
  12. 0.7 miBear left, heading N.
  13. 0.1 miTurn left, heading NW.
  14. 0.2 miTurn right, heading W.
  15. 0.4 miTurn left, heading SW.
  16. 50 ftTurn left, heading SW.
  17. 0.5 miBear left, heading SE.
  18. 400 ftBear left, heading SE.
  19. 100 ftBear left, heading S.
  20. 0.2 miTurn right, heading SE.
  21. 400 ftArrive back at the trailhead.

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Trail map, photos and weather for this hike: www.ambleway.com/hikes/orting-lake-orting-lake-out-back-9-km-6f18

Trail surface

6% gravel94% unspecified

Weather

Sunrise 5:52 AMSunset 8:39 PM

Sunset

The best sunset spot on this hike is 2.1 mi in (~53 min). Leave by 7:26 PM for the 8:39 PM sunset. Back at your car by 9:49 PM, after dark — bring a headlamp.

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