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
- Start at the trailhead, heading N.
- 50 ftPass Ames Lake.
- 450 ftPass Karen's.
- 50 ftTurn left onto Whiplash, heading NW.
- 50 ftTurn right onto Green Mamba, heading NE.
- 50 ftContinue straight onto Hot Wok, heading NW.
- 50 ftBear left onto In & Out, heading SE.
- 50 ftTurn right onto Hot Wok, heading E.
- 50 ftBear right onto In & Out, heading E.
- 50 ftContinue straight onto Hot Wok, heading E.
- 50 ftBear right onto Green Mamba, heading E.
- 50 ftTurn left onto In & Out, heading E.
- 50 ftTurn right onto Hot Wok, heading E.
- 200 ftTurn right onto Blair Witch Project, heading N.
- 150 ftTurn left onto Slow Burn, heading N.
- 50 ftBear left onto Pitzilla, heading N.
- 50 ftContinue straight onto Slow Burn, heading N.
- 50 ftTurn right onto Singe, heading N.
- 50 ftTurn left onto Sidewinder South, heading N.
- 200 ftTurn right onto Slow Burn, heading E.
- 50 ftTurn left onto West Road, heading E.
- 350 ftContinue straight onto Sidewinder, heading SE.
- 50 ftTurn right onto Almost Gone, heading SE.
- 50 ftBear right onto Cousins, heading SE.
- 150 ftBear left onto North Road, heading E.
- 0.2 miContinue straight onto The Spine, heading NE.
- 350 ftContinue straight onto North Road, heading NE.
- 100 ftTurn left onto Lower Spine, heading NE.
- 50 ftTurn left onto The Spine, heading NE.
- 50 ftSharp right onto North Road, heading NE.
- 50 ftBear left onto Mossy Mountain Way, heading NE.
- 50 ftBear left, heading E.
- 0.1 miPass Tolt Hill.
- 0.2 miTurn left, heading E.
- 300 ftTurn right onto Chicane (unauthorized), heading SE.
- 300 ftTurn left onto Fern World, heading SE.
- 50 ftContinue straight onto Chicane (unauthorized), heading SE.
- 100 ftContinue straight onto Fern World, heading E.
- 150 ftTurn right onto Shinglewood Loop, heading SE.
- 0.4 miTurn left onto The Raven (unauthorized), heading N.
- 100 ftContinue straight onto Shinglewood Loop, heading N.
- 400 ftTurn left onto Blair Witch Project, heading NW.
- 0.1 miContinue straight onto Sidewinder North, heading W.
- 50 ftTurn right onto In & Out, heading W.
- 50 ftSharp left onto Sticks and Stones, heading SW.
- 150 ftTurn right onto Hot Wok, heading W.
- 100 ftTurn left onto In & Out, heading SW.
- 50 ftTurn right onto Green Mamba, heading SW.
- 50 ftBear left onto Hot Wok, heading SW.
- 50 ftContinue straight onto In & Out, heading SW.
- 50 ftBear left onto Hot Wok, heading SW.
- 50 ftTurn left onto In & Out, heading SW.
- 50 ftBear right onto Hot Wok, heading NW.
- 50 ftContinue straight onto Green Mamba, heading NW.
- 50 ftTurn left onto Whiplash, heading NW.
- 50 ftTurn right, heading NW.
- 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°
Good to know
- Parking lot at the trailhead
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