Snow Lake Viewpoint & Snow Lake Trail is a 4.5-mile out-and-back near Denny Creek, WA. The route reaches Snow Lake Viewpoint at the turnaround, 2.3 miles in. It climbs 1,291 ft, with sections as steep as 24% grade, and is mostly dirt. It scores 50/100 on the Ambleway Wildness scale: backcountry feel.
Elevation
0 mi3,130 – 4,423 ft · steepest grade: 24%4.6 mi
Getting there
Trailhead: Snow Lake Trailhead 47.44546, -121.42351
Nearest town Denny Creek, WA
Directions
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Snow Lake Viewpoint & Snow Lake Trail
4.5 mi · ▲ 1,291 ft · 2 hr 9 min
Elevation 3,129–4,423 ft
Out & Back
Trailhead: Snow Lake Trailhead · 47.44546, -121.42351
Weather Aug 4: sunrise 5:48 AM · sunset 8:37 PM
Dogs allowed on leash · Transit-accessible: Alpental Shuttle Stop stop 215 m from the trailhead · Toilets at the trailhead · Parking lot at the trailhead
- Start on Snow Lake Trail, heading N.
- 2.2 miTurn left, heading NW.
- 50 ftReach Snow Lake Viewpoint, then turn around and head back the way you came.
- 2.3 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
100% dirt
Weather
Sunrise 5:48 AMSunset 8:37 PM
Good to know
- Dogs allowed on leash
- Transit-accessible: Alpental Shuttle Stop stop 215 m from the trailhead
- Toilets at the trailhead
- Parking lot at the trailhead
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