Round Lake & Round Lake Trail via Lost Creek Ridge Trail
9.1 mi · ▲ 4,455 ft · 5 hr 16 min
Round Lake & Round Lake Trail via Lost Creek Ridge Trail is a 9.1-mile out-and-back near Bedal, WA. The route reaches Round Lake at the turnaround, 4.6 miles in. It climbs 4,455 ft, with sections as steep as 33% grade. It scores 92/100 on the Ambleway Wildness scale: genuinely wild.
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Round Lake & Round Lake Trail via Lost Creek Ridge Trail
9.1 mi · ▲ 4,455 ft · 5 hr 16 min
Elevation 1,855–5,615 ft
Out & Back
Trailhead: Lost Creek Ridge Trailhead · 48.09376, -121.33670
Weather Sep 4: Light drizzle, high 63°F / low 46° · precip 30% · wind 3 mph · sunrise 6:28 AM · sunset 7:42 PM
Parking lot at the trailhead
- Start on Lost Creek Ridge Trail, heading NE.
- 3.8 miBear left onto Round Lake Trail, heading NE.
- 0.7 miReach Round Lake, then turn around and head back the way you came.
- 0.7 miBear right onto Lost Creek Ridge Trail, heading SW.
- 3.8 miArrive 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 3.5 mi in (~190 min). Leave by 4:13 PM for the 7:42 PM sunset. Back at your car by 9:22 PM, after dark — bring a headlamp.
Good to know
- Parking lot at the trailhead
More from Lost Creek Ridge Trailhead Trailhead
- Lost Creek Ridge Trail 7.7 mi · ▲ 3,711 ft
- Sunup Lake & Lost Creek Ridge Trail 9 mi · ▲ 3,983 ft
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