AMBLEWAY Wildest hikes

Surveyors Lake & Divide Lake

3.3 mi · ▲ 1,220 ft · 1 hr 43 min

Surveyors Lake & Divide Lake is a 3.3-mile out-and-back near Snoqualmie Pass, WA. The route passes Divide Lake before reaching Surveyors Lake at the turnaround, 1.6 miles in. It climbs 1,220 ft, with sections as steep as 32% grade. It scores 7/100 on the Ambleway Wildness scale: paved and peopled.

Elevation

0 mi2,933 – 3,963 ft · steepest grade: 32%3.5 mi

Getting there

Trailhead: Unnamed 47.40341, -121.41146
Nearest town Snoqualmie Pass, WA
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Surveyors Lake & Divide Lake

3.3 mi · ▲ 1,220 ft · 1 hr 43 min

Elevation 2,932–3,965 ft

Out & Back

Trailhead: 47.40341, -121.41146

Weather Aug 3: Clear, high 70°F / low 46° · precip 2% · wind 5 mph · sunrise 5:47 AM · sunset 8:38 PM

Transit-accessible: Silver Fir East stop 413 m from the trailhead · Parking lot at the trailhead

  1. Start at the trailhead, heading S.
  2. 100 ftTurn right, heading SW.
  3. 50 ftTurn left, heading SW.
  4. 0.2 miTurn left, heading W.
  5. 50 ftTurn right, heading W.
  6. 500 ftBear left, heading W.
  7. 0.4 miPass Divide Lake.
  8. 50 ftTurn left, heading SW.
  9. 100 ftTurn right, heading SW.
  10. 0.4 miTurn right, heading S.
  11. 0.4 miReach Surveyors Lake, then turn around and head back the way you came.
  12. 0.4 miTurn left, heading E.
  13. 0.4 miTurn left, heading N.
  14. 100 ftTurn right, heading NE.
  15. 0.4 miBear right, heading NE.
  16. 500 ftTurn left, heading NE.
  17. 50 ftTurn right, heading NE.
  18. 0.2 miTurn right, heading SE.
  19. 50 ftTurn left, heading S.
  20. 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 map, photos and weather for this hike: www.ambleway.com/hikes/surveyors-lake-divide-lake-out-back-3-lakes-5-km-ffd9

Trail surface

21% dirt79% unspecified

Weather

ClearTemperature 70°F46°
Precip2%Wind5 mphUV7Humidity66%
Hourly temperature
70°45°
Sunrise 5:47 AM12 AM3 AM9 AM12 PM3 PM6 PMSunset 8:38 PM
Tue 79°56°
Wed 83°60°
Thu 83°57°
Fri 74°50°
Sat 73°48°
Sun 75°47°

Good to know

  • Transit-accessible: Silver Fir East stop 413 m from the trailhead
  • Parking lot at the trailhead

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