Twin Lakes–Tinkham Tarns, 7 lakes is a 14.6-mile out-and-back near Snoqualmie Pass, WA. The route passes Divide Lake, Rockdale Lake, Windy Pass and Tinkham Tarns before reaching Twin Lakes at the turnaround, 7.3 miles in. It climbs 4,966 ft, with sections as steep as 35% grade, and is mostly dirt. It scores 54/100 on the Ambleway Wildness scale: backcountry feel.
Elevation
0 mi2,933 – 4,564 ft · steepest grade: 35%15.5 mi
Getting there
Trailhead: Unnamed 47.40341, -121.41146
Nearest town Snoqualmie Pass, WA
Directions
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Twin Lakes–Tinkham Tarns, 7 lakes
14.6 mi · ▲ 4,966 ft · 7 hr 21 min
Elevation 2,932–4,565 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
- Start at the trailhead, heading S.
- 100 ftTurn right, heading SW.
- 50 ftTurn left, heading SW.
- 0.2 miTurn left, heading W.
- 50 ftTurn right, heading W.
- 500 ftBear left, heading W.
- 0.4 miPass Divide Lake.
- 50 ftTurn left, heading SW.
- 100 ftTurn right, heading SW.
- 0.4 miTurn left, heading S.
- 400 ftTurn left, heading SE.
- 400 ftSharp right onto 9070-110, heading S.
- 0.3 miPass Rockdale Lake.
- 150 ftBear left, heading SW.
- 0.5 miContinue straight onto Pacific Crest Trail, heading W.
- 0.9 miTurn left, heading S.
- 0.4 miPass Windy Pass.
- 2.2 miPass Tinkham Tarns.
- 0.5 miTurn left onto Cold Creek Trail, heading SE.
- 1.3 miReach Twin Lakes, then turn around and head back the way you came.
- 1.3 miTurn right onto Pacific Crest Trail, heading NE.
- 3 miTurn left, heading N.
- 0.9 miContinue straight onto 9070-110, heading N.
- 0.5 miBear left, heading E.
- 0.3 miSharp left, heading E.
- 400 ftTurn right, heading NE.
- 400 ftTurn right, heading SE.
- 0.4 miTurn left, heading E.
- 100 ftTurn right, heading E.
- 0.4 miBear right, heading NE.
- 500 ftTurn left, heading NE.
- 50 ftTurn right, heading NE.
- 0.2 miTurn right, heading NE.
- 50 ftTurn left, heading NE.
- 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 surface
75% dirt25% 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
Other ways to reach this destination
More from this trailhead
- Tubing Park 1.2 mi · ▲ 173 ft
- Surveyors Lake & Divide Lake 3.3 mi · ▲ 1,220 ft
- Divide Lake & Rockdale Lake 3.6 mi · ▲ 1,157 ft
- Divide Lake–Rockdale Lake, 5 sights 10.6 mi · ▲ 3,011 ft
- Mirror Lake–Tinkham Tarns, 7 lakes 15.3 mi · ▲ 4,574 ft
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