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.
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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
- Start at the trailhead, heading E.
- 0.2 miPass Snake Lake.
- 0.3 miTurn left, heading W.
- 50 ftTurn right onto Scott Pierson Trail, heading NW.
- 2.6 miReach Snake Lake, then turn around and head back the way you came.
- 2.6 miTurn left, heading SE.
- 50 ftTurn right, heading SE.
- 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.
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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.
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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More from this trailhead
- Scott Pierson Trail 5.2 mi · ▲ 109 ft
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