Mount Si Natural Resources Conservation Area

Upper Lake Blethen

14 mi · ▲ 2,694 ft · 6 hr 1 min

Upper Lake Blethen is a 14-mile out-and-back in Mount Si Natural Resources Conservation Area near Ernies Grove, WA. The route reaches Upper Lake Blethen at the turnaround, 6.9 miles in. It climbs 2,694 ft. It scores 83/100 on the Ambleway Wildness scale: genuinely wild.

Elevation

0 mi2,221 – 4,088 ft14.2 mi

Getting there

Trailhead: Unnamed 47.57586, -121.68537
Nearest town Ernies Grove, WA

Directions

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Upper Lake Blethen

14 mi · ▲ 2,694 ft · 6 hr 1 min

Elevation 2,221–4,087 ft

Out & Back · Mount Si Natural Resources Conservation Area

Trailhead: 47.57586, -121.68537

Weather Aug 3: Clear, high 67°F / low 45° · precip 0% · wind 2 mph · sunrise 5:48 AM · sunset 8:40 PM

  1. Start at the trailhead, heading NW.
  2. 250 ftTurn right, heading NE.
  3. 1.4 miBear left, heading N.
  4. 50 ftBear right, heading N.
  5. 2.9 miBear right, heading SE.
  6. 2.2 miBear left, heading E.
  7. 50 ftBear right, heading E.
  8. 0.3 miBear left, heading SE.
  9. 0.1 miReach Upper Lake Blethen, then turn around and head back the way you came.
  10. 0.1 miBear right, heading NW.
  11. 0.3 miBear left, heading W.
  12. 50 ftBear right, heading W.
  13. 2.2 miBear left, heading N.
  14. 2.9 miBear left, heading W.
  15. 50 ftBear right, heading NW.
  16. 1.4 miTurn left, heading SE.
  17. 150 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

22% gravel78% unspecified

Weather

ClearTemperature 67°F45°
Precip0%Wind2 mphUV7Humidity69%
Rained 0.4″ yesterday · trails may be muddy
Hourly temperature
70°45°
Sunrise 5:48 AM12 AM3 AM9 AM12 PM3 PM6 PMSunset 8:40 PM
Tue 75°56°
Wed 81°62°
Thu 83°58°
Fri 76°51°
Sat 73°51°
Sun 75°49°

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