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Snake Lake via Scott Pierson Trail

2.6 mi · ▲ 81 ft · 54 min

Snake Lake via Scott Pierson Trail is a 2.6-mile out-and-back near Fircrest, WA. The route reaches Snake Lake at the turnaround, 1.3 miles in. It is mostly level, with 81 ft of elevation gain, and mostly paved. It scores 0/100 on the Ambleway Wildness scale: paved and peopled.

Elevation

0 mi289 – 351 ft2.8 mi

Getting there

Trailhead: Unnamed 47.24928, -122.50507
Nearest town Fircrest, WA
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Snake Lake via Scott Pierson Trail

2.6 mi · ▲ 81 ft · 54 min

Elevation 290–350 ft

Out & Back

Trailhead: 47.24928, -122.50507

Weather Aug 4: sunrise 5:53 AM · sunset 8:41 PM

Transit-accessible: 12th Street South & Orchard Street stop 112 m from the trailhead

  1. Start at the trailhead, heading S.
  2. 0.2 miContinue straight onto Scott Pierson Trail, heading S.
  3. 0.9 miTurn left, heading NE.
  4. 50 ftTurn right, heading E.
  5. 0.2 miReach Snake Lake, then turn around and head back the way you came.
  6. 0.3 miTurn left, heading NW.
  7. 1 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/snake-lake-snake-lake-out-back-4-km-6aec

Trail surface

96% paved4% unspecified

Weather

Sunrise 5:53 AMSunset 8:41 PM

Sunset

The best sunset spot on this hike is 0.8 mi in (~20 min). Leave by 8:01 PM for the 8:41 PM sunset. Back at your car by 9:16 PM — 0 min before dark.

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Good to know

  • Transit-accessible: 12th Street South & Orchard Street stop 112 m from the trailhead

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