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Surveyors Lake–Tubing Park, 3 lakes

4.7 mi · ▲ 1,469 ft · 2 hr 18 min

Surveyors Lake–Tubing Park, 3 lakes is a 4.7-mile out-and-back near Snoqualmie Pass, WA. The route passes Tubing Park, Divide Lake and Surveyors Lake. It climbs 1,469 ft, with sections as steep as 33% grade. It scores 8/100 on the Ambleway Wildness scale: paved and peopled.

Elevation

0 mi2,828 – 4,111 ft · steepest grade: 33%5.1 mi

Getting there

Trailhead: Unnamed 47.40838, -121.40732
Nearest town Snoqualmie Pass, WA
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Surveyors Lake–Tubing Park, 3 lakes

4.7 mi · ▲ 1,469 ft · 2 hr 18 min

Elevation 2,829–4,112 ft

Out & Back

Trailhead: 47.40838, -121.40732

Weather Sep 20: sunrise 6:51 AM · sunset 7:09 PM

Transit-accessible: Overflow Shuttle Stop stop 218 m from the trailhead · Parking lot at the trailhead

  1. Start at the trailhead, heading S.
  2. 150 ftTurn right, heading W.
  3. 0.1 miTurn right, heading N.
  4. 50 ftPass Tubing Park.
  5. 0.1 miTurn left, heading S.
  6. 0.1 miBear right, heading SW.
  7. 450 ftTurn left, heading W.
  8. 0.2 miBear right, heading W.
  9. 50 ftBear left, heading SW.
  10. 0.4 miPass Divide Lake.
  11. 50 ftTurn left, heading S.
  12. 100 ftTurn right, heading S.
  13. 0.4 miTurn right, heading S.
  14. 0.4 miPass Surveyors Lake.
  15. 150 ftTurn right, heading N.
  16. 0.3 miReach Surveyors Lake, then turn around and head back the way you came.
  17. 0.3 miTurn left, heading E.
  18. 0.4 miTurn left, heading NE.
  19. 0.4 miTurn left, heading NE.
  20. 100 ftTurn right, heading NE.
  21. 0.4 miBear right, heading NE.
  22. 50 ftBear left, heading NE.
  23. 0.2 miTurn right, heading NE.
  24. 450 ftBear left, heading NE.
  25. 0.1 miTurn right, heading E.
  26. 0.1 miTurn left, heading N.
  27. 0.1 miTurn left, heading N.
  28. 50 ftArrive back at the trailhead.

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Trail map, photos and weather for this hike: www.ambleway.com/hikes/surveyors-lake-divide-lake-out-back-3-lakes-6-km-079f

Trail surface

6% dirt3% gravel91% unspecified

Weather

Sunrise 6:51 AMSunset 7:09 PM

Sunset

The best sunset spot on this hike is 2.2 mi in (~92 min). Leave by 5:17 PM for the 7:09 PM sunset. Back at your car by 8:21 PM, after dark — bring a headlamp.

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Good to know

  • Transit-accessible: Overflow Shuttle Stop stop 218 m from the trailhead
  • Parking lot at the trailhead

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