Summit Lake–Clearwater Wilderness Beach, 3 beaches
4.6 mi · ▲ 1,512 ft · 2 hr 17 min
Summit Lake–Clearwater Wilderness Beach, 3 beaches is a 4.6-mile out-and-back in Clearwater Wilderness near Upper Mill, WA. The route passes Clearwater Wilderness Beach before reaching Summit Lake at the turnaround, 2.2 miles in. It climbs 1,512 ft, with sections as steep as 29% grade. It scores 96/100 on the Ambleway Wildness scale: genuinely wild.
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Summit Lake–Clearwater Wilderness Beach, 3 beaches
4.6 mi · ▲ 1,512 ft · 2 hr 17 min
Elevation 4,772–5,460 ft
Out & Back · Clearwater Wilderness
Trailhead: 47.06963, -121.84705
Weather Aug 3: Fog, high 57°F / low 37° · precip 0% · wind 2 mph · sunrise 5:50 AM · sunset 8:39 PM
Parking lot at the trailhead
- Start at the trailhead, heading SE.
- 0.1 miTurn left onto Clearwater Trail, heading SE.
- 0.3 miTurn right onto Clearwater to Summit Lake, heading SE.
- 1.7 miTurn left onto Summit Lake Trail, heading SE.
- 50 ftPass Clearwater Wilderness Beach.
- 150 ftSharp right, heading SW.
- 350 ftReach Summit Lake, then turn around and head back the way you came.
- 0.1 miTurn right onto Clearwater to Summit Lake, heading NE.
- 1.7 miTurn left onto Clearwater Trail, heading W.
- 0.3 miTurn right, heading NW.
- 500 ftArrive back at the trailhead.
Each distance is the walk from the previous step. Tap a step for a map of its junction.
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Sunset
The best sunset spot on this hike is 0.7 mi in (~23 min). Leave by 7:56 PM for the 8:39 PM sunset. Back at your car by 9:13 PM — 1 min before dark.
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- Parking lot at the trailhead
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More from this trailhead
- Clearwater Trail Loop 3.8 mi · ▲ 686 ft
- Summit Lake–Summit Lake Viewpoint, 4 beaches 5 mi · ▲ 1,681 ft
- Summit Lake Viewpoint–Summit Lake, 5 sights 5.3 mi · ▲ 1,744 ft
- Clearwater Trail 15.6 mi · ▲ 5,574 ft
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