Tolt-MacDonald Park

Tolt Hill–Ames Lake, 9 sights

2 mi · ▲ 296 ft · 49 min

Tolt Hill–Ames Lake, 9 sights is a 2-mile out-and-back in Tolt-MacDonald Park near Ames Lake, WA. The route passes Ames Lake and Karen's before reaching Tolt Hill at the turnaround, 0.9 miles in. It climbs 296 ft. It scores 18/100 on the Ambleway Wildness scale: paved and peopled.

Elevation

0 mi322 – 541 ft3.1 mi

Getting there

Trailhead: Unnamed 47.64496, -121.95368
Nearest town Ames Lake, WA

Directions

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Tolt Hill–Ames Lake, 9 sights

2 mi · ▲ 296 ft · 49 min

Elevation 322–542 ft

Out & Back · Tolt-MacDonald Park

Trailhead: 47.64496, -121.95368

Weather Aug 4: Overcast, high 75°F / low 49° · precip 0% · wind 4 mph · sunrise 5:50 AM · sunset 8:40 PM

Parking lot at the trailhead

  1. Start at the trailhead, heading N.
  2. 50 ftPass Ames Lake.
  3. 450 ftPass Karen's.
  4. 50 ftTurn left onto Whiplash, heading NW.
  5. 50 ftTurn right onto Green Mamba, heading NE.
  6. 50 ftContinue straight onto Hot Wok, heading NW.
  7. 50 ftBear left onto In & Out, heading SE.
  8. 50 ftTurn right onto Hot Wok, heading E.
  9. 50 ftBear right onto In & Out, heading E.
  10. 50 ftContinue straight onto Hot Wok, heading E.
  11. 50 ftBear right onto Green Mamba, heading E.
  12. 50 ftTurn left onto In & Out, heading E.
  13. 50 ftTurn right onto Hot Wok, heading E.
  14. 200 ftTurn right onto Blair Witch Project, heading N.
  15. 150 ftTurn left onto Slow Burn, heading N.
  16. 50 ftBear left onto Pitzilla, heading N.
  17. 50 ftContinue straight onto Slow Burn, heading N.
  18. 50 ftTurn right onto Singe, heading N.
  19. 50 ftTurn left onto Sidewinder South, heading N.
  20. 200 ftTurn right onto Slow Burn, heading E.
  21. 50 ftTurn left onto West Road, heading E.
  22. 350 ftContinue straight onto Sidewinder, heading SE.
  23. 50 ftTurn right onto Almost Gone, heading SE.
  24. 50 ftBear right onto Cousins, heading SE.
  25. 150 ftBear left onto North Road, heading E.
  26. 0.2 miContinue straight onto The Spine, heading NE.
  27. 350 ftContinue straight onto North Road, heading NE.
  28. 100 ftTurn left onto Lower Spine, heading NE.
  29. 50 ftTurn left onto The Spine, heading NE.
  30. 50 ftSharp right onto North Road, heading NE.
  31. 50 ftBear left onto Mossy Mountain Way, heading NE.
  32. 50 ftBear left, heading E.
  33. 0.1 miPass Tolt Hill.
  34. 0.2 miTurn left, heading E.
  35. 300 ftTurn right onto Chicane (unauthorized), heading SE.
  36. 300 ftTurn left onto Fern World, heading SE.
  37. 50 ftContinue straight onto Chicane (unauthorized), heading SE.
  38. 100 ftContinue straight onto Fern World, heading E.
  39. 150 ftTurn right onto Shinglewood Loop, heading SE.
  40. 0.4 miTurn left onto The Raven (unauthorized), heading N.
  41. 100 ftContinue straight onto Shinglewood Loop, heading N.
  42. 400 ftTurn left onto Blair Witch Project, heading NW.
  43. 0.1 miContinue straight onto Sidewinder North, heading W.
  44. 50 ftTurn right onto In & Out, heading W.
  45. 50 ftSharp left onto Sticks and Stones, heading SW.
  46. 150 ftTurn right onto Hot Wok, heading W.
  47. 100 ftTurn left onto In & Out, heading SW.
  48. 50 ftTurn right onto Green Mamba, heading SW.
  49. 50 ftBear left onto Hot Wok, heading SW.
  50. 50 ftContinue straight onto In & Out, heading SW.
  51. 50 ftBear left onto Hot Wok, heading SW.
  52. 50 ftTurn left onto In & Out, heading SW.
  53. 50 ftBear right onto Hot Wok, heading NW.
  54. 50 ftContinue straight onto Green Mamba, heading NW.
  55. 50 ftTurn left onto Whiplash, heading NW.
  56. 50 ftTurn right, heading NW.
  57. 250 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

46% dirt27% gravel27% unspecified

Weather

OvercastTemperature 75°F49°
Precip0%Wind4 mphUV7Humidity75%
Rained 0.1″ yesterday
Hourly temperature
75°45°
Sunrise 5:50 AM12 AM3 AM9 AM12 PM3 PM6 PMSunset 8:40 PM
Tue 84°55°
Wed 90°57°
Thu 92°56°
Fri 85°51°
Sat 82°50°
Sun 83°51°

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  • Parking lot at the trailhead

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