Shaw Lake
6.4 mi · ▲ 1,405 ft · 2 hr 50 min
Shaw Lake is a 6.4-mile out-and-back in Wallace Falls State Park near Startup, WA. The route reaches Shaw Lake at the turnaround, 3.2 miles in. It climbs 1,405 ft, with sections as steep as 16% grade. It scores 80/100 on the Ambleway Wildness scale: genuinely wild.
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Shaw Lake
6.4 mi · ▲ 1,405 ft · 2 hr 50 min
Elevation 870–2,140 ft
Out & Back · Wallace Falls State Park
Trailhead: Shaw Lake Trailhead · 47.92677, -121.71675
Weather Sep 20: Mostly clear, high 68°F / low 50° · precip 0% · wind 1 mph · sunrise 6:52 AM · sunset 7:11 PM
Parking lot at the trailhead
- Start at the trailhead, heading S.
- 1.4 miSharp left, heading NE.
- 0.4 miTurn right, heading NE.
- 1.5 miTurn left, heading N.
- 50 ftReach Shaw Lake, then turn around and head back the way you came.
- 50 ftTurn right, heading N.
- 1.5 miTurn left, heading N.
- 0.4 miSharp right, heading S.
- 1.3 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 0.5 mi in (~16 min). Leave by 6:35 PM for the 7:11 PM sunset. Back at your car by 7:39 PM — 3 min before dark.
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- Parking lot at the trailhead
Other ways to reach this destination
More from Shaw Lake Trailhead Trailhead
- Wallace Lake & Small Falls via Wallace Falls Mainline 15.1 mi · ▲ 3,652 ft
- Upper Wallace Falls–Woody Viewpoint, 4 viewpoints 15.3 mi · ▲ 2,703 ft
- Lower Wallace Falls–Middle Wallace Falls, 6 viewpoints 15.3 mi · ▲ 4,077 ft
- Middle Wallace Falls–Upper Wallace Falls Viewpoint, 4 viewpoints 14.8 mi · ▲ 3,021 ft
- Upper Olney Falls & Upper Olney Falls View via Upper Olney Falls Trail 9.2 mi · ▲ 1,686 ft
- Jay Lake & Wallace Lake via Greg Ball Trail 10.4 mi · ▲ 2,201 ft
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