Trapper Creek Wilderness

Soda Peaks Lake Trail #133–Trapper Creek Trail #192.1, 3 sights

13.2 mi · ▲ 5,040 ft · 6 hr 55 min

Soda Peaks Lake Trail #133–Trapper Creek Trail #192.1, 3 sights is a 13.2-mile out-and-back in Trapper Creek Wilderness near Northwoods, WA. It climbs 5,040 ft, with sections as steep as 28% grade, and is mostly dirt. It scores 75/100 on the Ambleway Wildness scale: genuinely wild.

Elevation

0 mi1,161 – 4,416 ft · steepest grade: 28%13.3 mi

Getting there

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

Directions

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Soda Peaks Lake Trail #133–Trapper Creek Trail #192.1, 3 sights

13.2 mi · ▲ 5,040 ft · 6 hr 55 min

Elevation 1,162–4,418 ft

Out & Back · Trapper Creek Wilderness

Trailhead: Soda Pit Road · 45.89075, -122.06555

Weather Sep 4: sunrise 6:34 AM · sunset 7:43 PM

Parking lot at the trailhead

  1. Start on Soda Peaks Lake Trail #133, heading SW.
  2. 5.1 miSharp right onto Trapper Creek Trail #192.2, heading S.
  3. 0.7 miBear left onto Trapper Creek Trail #192.1, heading E.
  4. 0.8 miReach Soda Peaks Lake Trail #133, then turn around and head back the way you came.
  5. 0.8 miBear right onto Trapper Creek Trail #192.2, heading NW.
  6. 0.7 miSharp left onto Soda Peaks Lake Trail #133, heading W.
  7. 5.1 miArrive back at the trailhead.

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

Trail surface

99% dirt1% unspecified

Weather

Sunrise 6:34 AMSunset 7:43 PM

Sunset

The best sunset spot on this hike is 0.7 mi in (~30 min). Leave by 6:53 PM for the 7:43 PM sunset. Back at your car by 8:16 PM, after dark — bring a headlamp. Car visible from the viewpoint

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Good to know

  • Parking lot at the trailhead

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