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Soda Lost Road

3.4 mi · ▲ 348 ft · 1 hr 18 min

Soda Lost Road is a 3.4-mile out-and-back near Northwoods, WA. It climbs 348 ft, with sections as steep as 16% grade, and is mostly dirt. It scores 75/100 on the Ambleway Wildness scale: genuinely wild.

Elevation

0 mi3,668 – 4,023 ft · steepest grade: 16%3.4 mi

Getting there

Trailhead: Soda Pit Road 45.89075, -122.06555
Nearest town Northwoods, WA · Official trailhead info (fs.usda.gov)
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Soda Lost Road

3.4 mi · ▲ 348 ft · 1 hr 18 min

Elevation 3,669–4,023 ft

Out & Back

Trailhead: Soda Pit Road · 45.89075, -122.06555

Weather Sep 4: Light drizzle, high 51°F / low 41° · precip 43% · wind 1 mph · sunrise 6:34 AM · sunset 7:43 PM

Parking lot at the trailhead

  1. Start on Soda Peaks Lake Trail #133, heading SW.
  2. 0.3 miBear left onto Soda Lost Road, heading S.
  3. 1.4 miReach Soda Lost Road, then turn around and head back the way you came.
  4. 1.4 miBear right onto Soda Peaks Lake Trail #133, heading NE.
  5. 0.3 miArrive back at the trailhead.

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

Trail map, photos and weather for this hike: www.ambleway.com/hikes/soda-lost-road-out-back-5-km

Trail surface

100% dirt

Weather

Light drizzleTemperature 51°F41°
Precip43%Wind1 mphUV5Humidity86%
Rained 0.6″ yesterday · trails may be muddy
Hourly temperatureRain chance
55°40° 12 AM: 4% rain1 AM: 2% rain2 AM: 6% rain3 AM: 5% rain4 AM: 4% rain5 AM: 6% rain6 AM: 7% rain7 AM: 7% rain8 AM: 15% rain9 AM: 23% rain10 AM: 22% rain11 AM: 16% rain12 PM: 9% rain1 PM: 10% rain2 PM: 14% rain3 PM: 24% rain4 PM: 28% rain5 PM: 43% rain6 PM: 34% rain7 PM: 17% rain8 PM: 11% rain9 PM: 6% rain10 PM: 4% rain11 PM: 4% rain
Sunrise 6:34 AM12 AM3 AM9 AM12 PM3 PMSunset 7:43 PM
Sat 55°42° 28%
Sun 59°44° 42%
Mon 60°39° 22%
Tue 70°42°
Wed 78°50°
Thu 70°48°

Sunset

The best sunset spot on this hike is 0.9 mi in (~26 min). Leave by 6:56 PM for the 7:43 PM sunset. Back at your car by 8:19 PM, after dark — bring a headlamp.

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Good to know

  • Parking lot at the trailhead

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