Snake Lake & Scott Pierson Trail

5.9 mi · ▲ 162 ft · 2 hr 3 min

Snake Lake & Scott Pierson Trail is a 5.9-mile out-and-back near Oakland, WA. The route reaches Snake Lake. It is mostly level, with 162 ft of elevation gain, and mostly paved. It scores 0/100 on the Ambleway Wildness scale: paved and peopled.

Elevation

0 mi289 – 390 ft6.2 mi

Getting there

Trailhead: Unnamed 47.23430, -122.49582
Nearest town Oakland, WA

Directions

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Snake Lake & Scott Pierson Trail

5.9 mi · ▲ 162 ft · 2 hr 3 min

Elevation 290–389 ft

Out & Back

Trailhead: 47.23430, -122.49582

Weather Aug 4: sunrise 5:53 AM · sunset 8:40 PM

Transit-accessible: Center Street & South Mason Avenue stop 245 m from the trailhead · Parking lot at the trailhead

  1. Start at the trailhead, heading E.
  2. 0.2 miPass Snake Lake.
  3. 0.3 miTurn left, heading W.
  4. 50 ftTurn right onto Scott Pierson Trail, heading NW.
  5. 2.6 miReach Snake Lake, then turn around and head back the way you came.
  6. 2.6 miTurn left, heading SE.
  7. 50 ftTurn right, heading SE.
  8. 0.2 miArrive back at the trailhead.

Each distance is the walk from the previous step. Tap a step for a map of its junction.

Trail surface

91% paved9% unspecified

Weather

Sunrise 5:53 AMSunset 8:40 PM

Sunset

The best sunset spot on this hike is 2.7 mi in (~68 min). Leave by 7:12 PM for the 8:40 PM sunset. Back at your car by 10:03 PM, after dark — bring a headlamp.

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Good to know

  • Transit-accessible: Center Street & South Mason Avenue stop 245 m from the trailhead
  • Parking lot at the trailhead

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