Royal Lake–Baldy Trail, 6 sights
14.3 mi · ▲ 3,823 ft · 6 hr 41 min
Royal Lake–Baldy Trail, 6 sights is a 14.3-mile out-and-back near Happy Valley, WA. The route reaches Royal Lake at the turnaround, 6.9 miles in. It climbs 3,823 ft, with sections as steep as 31% grade, and is mostly dirt. It scores 97/100 on the Ambleway Wildness scale: genuinely wild.
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Royal Lake–Baldy Trail, 6 sights
14.3 mi · ▲ 3,823 ft · 6 hr 41 min
Elevation 2,732–5,156 ft
Out & Back
Trailhead: Lower Maynard Burn Trail · 47.88234, -123.14348
Weather Aug 3: Clear, high 63°F / low 43° · precip 1% · wind 3 mph · sunrise 5:53 AM · sunset 8:46 PM
Parking lot at the trailhead
- Start on Lower Maynard Burn Trail, heading W.
- 0.3 miBear right onto Baldy Trail, heading S.
- 0.2 miTurn left onto Upper Maynard Burn Trail, heading SW.
- 0.6 miTurn right onto Lower Maynard Burn Trail, heading S.
- 0.3 miBear right onto Royal Creek Trail, heading W.
- 5.6 miPass Royal Lake.
- 0.2 miBear left onto Upper Royal Basin Trail, heading SW.
- 100 ftReach Royal Lake, then turn around and head back the way you came.
- 150 ftBear right onto Royal Basin Trail, heading S.
- 5.8 miBear left onto Lower Maynard Burn Trail, heading E.
- 0.3 miTurn left onto Upper Maynard Burn Trail, heading NW.
- 0.6 miTurn right onto Baldy Trail, heading NE.
- 0.2 miBear left onto Lower Maynard Burn Trail, heading E.
- 0.2 miArrive back at the trailhead.
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- Parking lot at the trailhead
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