AMBLEWAY Wildest hikes

Rose Lake & Stevens Lake

13.3 mi · ▲ 382 ft · 4 hr 37 min

Rose Lake & Stevens Lake is a 13.3-mile out-and-back near Hoodsport, WA. The route passes Stevens Lake before reaching Rose Lake at the turnaround, 6.6 miles in. It climbs 382 ft and is mostly gravel. It scores 74/100 on the Ambleway Wildness scale: backcountry feel.

Elevation

0 mi325 – 607 ft13.6 mi

Getting there

Trailhead: Unnamed 47.39580, -123.15793
Nearest town Hoodsport, WA
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Rose Lake & Stevens Lake

13.3 mi · ▲ 382 ft · 4 hr 37 min

Elevation 324–607 ft

Out & Back

Trailhead: 47.39580, -123.15793

Weather Aug 4: sunrise 5:55 AM · sunset 8:44 PM

  1. Start at the trailhead, heading S.
  2. 0.9 miSharp left, heading SW.
  3. 0.2 miTurn left, heading S.
  4. 0.3 miTurn left, heading SE.
  5. 0.2 miTurn left, heading NE.
  6. 0.1 miTurn right, heading SE.
  7. 0.5 miTurn right, heading SE.
  8. 0.7 miTurn left, heading SW.
  9. 1.3 miBear right, heading SW.
  10. 0.5 miPass Stevens Lake.
  11. 1.5 miSharp left, heading E.
  12. 0.2 miTurn right, heading N.
  13. 0.2 miTurn right, heading E.
  14. 450 ftReach Rose Lake, then turn around and head back the way you came.
  15. 450 ftTurn left, heading W.
  16. 0.2 miTurn left, heading E.
  17. 0.2 miSharp right, heading SW.
  18. 2 miBear left, heading NE.
  19. 1.3 miTurn right, heading NE.
  20. 0.7 miTurn left, heading NE.
  21. 0.5 miTurn left, heading NE.
  22. 0.1 miTurn right, heading N.
  23. 0.2 miTurn right, heading NW.
  24. 0.3 miTurn right, heading NW.
  25. 0.2 miSharp right, heading E.
  26. 0.9 miArrive back at the trailhead.

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Trail map, photos and weather for this hike: www.ambleway.com/hikes/rose-lake-out-back-f3e3

Trail surface

100% gravel

Weather

Sunrise 5:55 AMSunset 8:44 PM

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