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Royal Lake & Dungeness Trail via Royal Basin Trail

13.2 mi · ▲ 2,966 ft · 5 hr 53 min

Royal Lake & Dungeness Trail via Royal Basin Trail is a 13.2-mile out-and-back near Happy Valley, WA. The route reaches Royal Lake at the turnaround, 6.6 miles in. It climbs 2,966 ft, with sections as steep as 26% grade, and is mostly dirt. It scores 97/100 on the Ambleway Wildness scale: genuinely wild.

Elevation

0 mi2,500 – 5,154 ft · steepest grade: 26%13.3 mi

Getting there

Trailhead: Dungeness Trail 47.87840, -123.13677
Nearest town Happy Valley, WA
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Royal Lake & Dungeness Trail via Royal Basin Trail

13.2 mi · ▲ 2,966 ft · 5 hr 53 min

Elevation 2,500–5,156 ft

Out & Back

Trailhead: Dungeness Trail · 47.87840, -123.13677

Weather Aug 3: Clear, high 63°F / low 43° · precip 1% · wind 3 mph · sunrise 5:53 AM · sunset 8:46 PM

Toilets at the trailhead · Parking lot at the trailhead

  1. Start on Royal Creek Trail, heading SW.
  2. 6.6 miReach Royal Lake, then turn around and head back the way you came.
  3. 6.6 miArrive back at the trailhead.

Each distance is the walk from the previous step. Tap a step for a map of its junction.

Trail map, photos and weather for this hike: www.ambleway.com/hikes/royal-lake-royal-lake-out-back-22-km

Trail surface

100% dirt

Weather

ClearTemperature 63°F43°
Precip1%Wind3 mphUV7Humidity58%
Hourly temperature
65°40°
Sunrise 5:53 AM12 AM3 AM9 AM12 PM3 PM6 PMSunset 8:46 PM
Tue 70°53°
Wed 78°60°
Thu 80°58°
Fri 74°55°
Sat 71°51°
Sun 73°51°

Good to know

  • Toilets at the trailhead
  • Parking lot at the trailhead

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