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Boulder River Wilderness

Saddle Lake–Forest Road 41, 3 sights

14.8 mi · ▲ 3,839 ft · 6 hr 51 min

Saddle Lake–Forest Road 41, 3 sights is a 14.8-mile out-and-back in Boulder River Wilderness near Verlot, WA. The route reaches Saddle Lake at the turnaround, 7.4 miles in. It climbs 3,839 ft, with sections as steep as 26% grade, and is mostly dirt. It scores 94/100 on the Ambleway Wildness scale: genuinely wild.

Elevation

0 mi1,601 – 4,538 ft · steepest grade: 26%14.9 mi

Getting there

Trailhead: Forest Road 41 48.14908, -121.74820
Nearest town Verlot, WA
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Saddle Lake–Forest Road 41, 3 sights

14.8 mi · ▲ 3,839 ft · 6 hr 51 min

Elevation 1,603–4,539 ft

Out & Back · Boulder River Wilderness

Trailhead: Forest Road 41 · 48.14908, -121.74820

Weather Sep 20: sunrise 6:52 AM · sunset 7:11 PM

  1. Start on Forest Road 41, heading N.
  2. 2.3 miBear right onto Saddle Lake/Meadow Mountain Trail #715, heading W.
  3. 5.1 miReach Saddle Lake, then turn around and head back the way you came.
  4. 5.1 miBear left onto Forest Road 41, heading NE.
  5. 2.3 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/saddle-lake-out-back

Trail surface

100% dirt

Weather

Sunrise 6:52 AMSunset 7:11 PM

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