South Fork Skykomish River & Lake Serene Road via Lake Serene Trail is a 4.7-mile out-and-back near Index, WA. The route reaches South Fork Skykomish River. It climbs 926 ft. It scores 26/100 on the Ambleway Wildness scale: green fringe.
Elevation
0 mi499 – 1,178 ft4.9 mi
Getting there
Trailhead: Paytan Creek Road 47.80380, -121.55923
Nearest town Index, WA
Directions
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South Fork Skykomish River & Lake Serene Road via Lake Serene Trail
4.7 mi · ▲ 926 ft · 2 hr 2 min
Elevation 499–1,177 ft
Out & Back
Trailhead: Paytan Creek Road · 47.80380, -121.55923
Weather Aug 4: Clear, high 73°F / low 50° · precip 0% · wind 1 mph · sunrise 5:48 AM · sunset 8:38 PM
- Start on Paytan Creek Road, heading SW.
- 50 ftPass South Fork Skykomish River.
- 0.2 miTurn left onto Paytan Creek Place, heading E.
- 0.1 miSharp right onto Lake Serene Road, heading S.
- 1.7 miSharp left, heading N.
- 0.2 miTurn left onto Lake Serene Trail, heading SW.
- 0.2 miReach South Fork Skykomish River, then turn around and head back the way you came.
- 0.2 miTurn right, heading N.
- 0.2 miSharp right, heading NE.
- 1 miContinue straight onto Lake Serene Road, heading E.
- 0.6 miSharp left onto Paytan Creek Place, heading NE.
- 0.1 miTurn right onto Paytan Creek Road, heading W.
- 0.2 miArrive back at the trailhead.
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Trail surface
8% dirt92% unspecified
Weather
ClearTemperature 73°F50°
Precip0%Wind1 mphUV7Humidity77%
Hourly temperature
75°50°
Sunrise 5:48 AM12 AM3 AM9 AM12 PM3 PM6 PMSunset 8:38 PM
Tue
82°63°
Wed
88°67°
Thu
89°62°
Fri
82°57°
Sat
80°56°
Sun
82°55°
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