Henry M. Jackson Hydroelectric Project

Spada Lake & Sultan River Canyon Trail

4 mi · ▲ 865 ft · 1 hr 46 min

Spada Lake & Sultan River Canyon Trail is a 4-mile out-and-back in Henry M. Jackson Hydroelectric Project near Gold Bar, WA. The route reaches Spada Lake. It climbs 865 ft, with sections as steep as 20% grade. It scores 89/100 on the Ambleway Wildness scale: genuinely wild.

Elevation

0 mi1,047 – 1,713 ft · steepest grade: 20%4.1 mi

Getting there

Trailhead: Unnamed 47.97242, -121.67995
Nearest town Gold Bar, WA

Directions

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Spada Lake & Sultan River Canyon Trail

4 mi · ▲ 865 ft · 1 hr 46 min

Elevation 1,047–1,714 ft

Out & Back · Henry M. Jackson Hydroelectric Project

Trailhead: 47.97242, -121.67995

Weather Aug 4: sunrise 5:48 AM · sunset 8:39 PM

Parking lot at the trailhead

  1. Start at the trailhead, heading NW.
  2. 50 ftPass Spada Lake.
  3. 50 ftBear left onto Sultan River Canyon Trail, heading W.
  4. 2 miReach Spada Lake, then turn around and head back the way you came.
  5. 2 miBear right, heading E.
  6. 50 ftArrive back at the trailhead.

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

Trail surface

50% dirt50% gravel

Weather

Sunrise 5:48 AMSunset 8:39 PM

Sunset

The best sunset spot on this hike is 1.0 mi in (~30 min). Leave by 7:49 PM for the 8:39 PM sunset. Back at your car by 9:21 PM, after dark — bring a headlamp.

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Good to know

  • Parking lot at the trailhead

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