AMBLEWAY Wildest hikes

Wallace Falls State Park

Shaw Lake

14.1 mi · ▲ 1,713 ft · 5 hr 33 min

Shaw Lake is a 14.1-mile out-and-back in Wallace Falls State Park near Startup, WA. The route reaches Shaw Lake at the turnaround, 7 miles in. It climbs 1,713 ft. It scores 79/100 on the Ambleway Wildness scale: genuinely wild.

Elevation

0 mi643 – 2,139 ft14.3 mi

Getting there

Trailhead: Unnamed 47.89798, -121.74964
Nearest town Startup, WA
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Shaw Lake

14.1 mi · ▲ 1,713 ft · 5 hr 33 min

Elevation 644–2,140 ft

Out & Back · Wallace Falls State Park

Trailhead: 47.89798, -121.74964

Weather Aug 4: sunrise 5:48 AM · sunset 8:40 PM

  1. Start at the trailhead, heading N.
  2. 0.7 miBear right, heading NE.
  3. 0.1 miTurn left, heading NE.
  4. 0.8 miBear right, heading SE.
  5. 1.7 miTurn left, heading NE.
  6. 0.7 miBear right, heading N.
  7. 1.4 miTurn right, heading NE.
  8. 1.5 miTurn left, heading N.
  9. 50 ftReach Shaw Lake, then turn around and head back the way you came.
  10. 50 ftTurn right, heading N.
  11. 1.5 miTurn left, heading N.
  12. 1.4 miBear left, heading S.
  13. 0.7 miTurn right, heading S.
  14. 1.7 miBear left, heading NW.
  15. 0.8 miTurn right, heading SW.
  16. 0.1 miBear left, heading W.
  17. 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.

Trail map, photos and weather for this hike: www.ambleway.com/hikes/shaw-lake-out-back-21-km

Trail surface

15% dirt85% unspecified

Weather

Sunrise 5:48 AMSunset 8:40 PM

Sunset

The best sunset spot on this hike is 4.3 mi in (~115 min). Leave by 6:25 PM for the 8:40 PM sunset. Back at your car by 10:40 PM, after dark — bring a headlamp.

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