Shaw Lake
10.3 mi · ▲ 1,773 ft · 4 hr 19 min
Shaw Lake is a 10.3-mile out-and-back in Wallace Falls State Park near Startup, WA. The route reaches Shaw Lake at the turnaround, 5.1 miles in. It climbs 1,773 ft. It scores 74/100 on the Ambleway Wildness scale: backcountry feel.
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Shaw Lake
10.3 mi · ▲ 1,773 ft · 4 hr 19 min
Elevation 574–2,140 ft
Out & Back · Wallace Falls State Park
Trailhead: 47.89069, -121.73716
Weather Sep 20: Overcast, high 69°F / low 49° · precip 0% · wind 2 mph · sunrise 6:52 AM · sunset 7:11 PM
- Start at the trailhead, heading NE.
- 0.8 miBear left, heading NE.
- 0.6 miTurn left, heading E.
- 0.9 miBear right, heading N.
- 1.4 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.
- 1.4 miBear left, heading S.
- 0.9 miTurn right, heading SW.
- 0.6 miBear right, heading SW.
- 0.7 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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The best sunset spot on this hike is 2.4 mi in (~70 min). Leave by 5:41 PM for the 7:11 PM sunset. Back at your car by 8:26 PM, after dark — bring a headlamp.
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More from this trailhead
- Lower Wallace Falls–Upper Wallace Falls Viewpoint, 5 viewpoints 15.7 mi · ▲ 3,613 ft
- Middle Wallace Falls–Upper Wallace Falls Viewpoint, 4 viewpoints 14.6 mi · ▲ 2,295 ft
- Greg Ball Viewpoint & Wallace Lake via Greg Ball Trail 8.5 mi · ▲ 1,298 ft
- Upper Olney Falls & Upper Olney Falls View via Upper Olney Falls Trail 3.2 mi · ▲ 210 ft
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