Morning Star Natural Resources Conservation Area

Reflection Ponds–Spada Lake, 4 sights

4.2 mi · ▲ 291 ft · 1 hr 33 min

Reflection Ponds–Spada Lake, 4 sights is a 4.2-mile out-and-back in Morning Star Natural Resources Conservation Area near Silverton, WA. The route passes Spada Lake before reaching Reflection Ponds at the turnaround, 2 miles in. It climbs 291 ft and is mostly dirt. It scores 90/100 on the Ambleway Wildness scale: genuinely wild.

Elevation

0 mi1,463 – 1,562 ft4.4 mi

Getting there

Trailhead: Greider/Boulder Lakes Trailhead 47.97362, -121.61367
Nearest town Silverton, WA · Official trailhead info (snopud.com)

Directions

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Reflection Ponds–Spada Lake, 4 sights

4.2 mi · ▲ 291 ft · 1 hr 33 min

Elevation 1,464–1,563 ft

Out & Back · Morning Star Natural Resources Conservation Area

Trailhead: Greider/Boulder Lakes Trailhead · 47.97362, -121.61367

Weather Aug 4: sunrise 5:47 AM · sunset 8:39 PM

Toilets at the trailhead · Parking lot at the trailhead

  1. Start on Greider/Boulder Lakes Trail, heading E.
  2. 50 ftPass Spada Lake.
  3. 2.1 miBear right onto Greider Lakes Trail, heading E.
  4. 50 ftTurn left onto Greider/Boulder Lakes Trail, heading NE.
  5. 150 ftTurn right onto Boulder Lake Trail, heading E.
  6. 150 ftReach Reflection Ponds, then turn around and head back the way you came.
  7. 150 ftTurn left onto Greider/Boulder Lakes Trail, heading E.
  8. 150 ftTurn right onto Greider Lakes Trail, heading W.
  9. 50 ftBear left onto Greider/Boulder Lakes Trail, heading W.
  10. 2 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

100% dirt

Weather

Sunrise 5:47 AMSunset 8:39 PM

Good to know

  • Toilets at the trailhead
  • Parking lot at the trailhead

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