Saddle Lake–Forest Road 41, 6 sights
16.1 mi · ▲ 2,869 ft · 6 hr 48 min
Saddle Lake–Forest Road 41, 6 sights is a 16.1-mile out-and-back in Boulder River Wilderness near Fortson, WA. The route reaches Saddle Lake. It climbs 2,869 ft, with sections as steep as 34% grade, and is mostly dirt. It scores 97/100 on the Ambleway Wildness scale: genuinely wild.
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Saddle Lake–Forest Road 41, 6 sights
16.1 mi · ▲ 2,869 ft · 6 hr 48 min
Elevation 2,130–4,539 ft
Out & Back · Boulder River Wilderness
Trailhead: National Forest Development Road 4160 · 48.19365, -121.77154
Weather Aug 3: Mostly clear, high 64°F / low 44° · precip 0% · wind 4 mph · sunrise 5:46 AM · sunset 8:42 PM
Parking lot at the trailhead
- Start on National Forest Development Road 4160, heading N.
- 0.6 miTurn left onto Forest Road 41, heading SW.
- 3.3 miSharp right onto National Forest Development Road 4150, heading NW.
- 1.2 miReach Saddle Lake, then turn around and head back the way you came.
- 1.3 miContinue straight onto Forest Road 41, heading S.
- 2.4 miSharp left onto Saddle Lake/Meadow Mountain Trail #715, heading W.
- 5.1 miPass Saddle Lake.
- 150 ftSharp left onto Three Fingers-Goat Flats-Saddle Lake Trail #641, heading SE.
- 2.2 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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- Parking lot at the trailhead
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More from National Forest Development Road 4160 Trailhead
- Saddle Lake & Three Fingers-Goat Flats-Saddle Lake Trail #641 4.5 mi · ▲ 1,319 ft
- Forest Road 41–National Forest Development Road 4151, 3 sights 12.9 mi · ▲ 1,311 ft
- Queest-alb Glacier–Three Fingers, 5 sights 14 mi · ▲ 4,982 ft
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