Lake Louise
2.4 mi · ▲ 80 ft · 50 min
Lake Louise is a 2.4-mile out-and-back in Fort Steilacoom Park near Interlaken, WA. The route reaches Lake Louise at the turnaround, 1.2 miles in. It is mostly level, with 80 ft of elevation gain. It scores 0/100 on the Ambleway Wildness scale: paved and peopled.
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Lake Louise
2.4 mi · ▲ 80 ft · 50 min
Elevation 233–299 ft
Out & Back · Fort Steilacoom Park
Trailhead: 47.17675, -122.55333
Weather Aug 4: sunrise 5:54 AM · sunset 8:41 PM
Transit-accessible: Steilacoom Boulevard Southwest & 87th Avenue Southwest stop 281 m from the trailhead · Parking lot at the trailhead
- Start at the trailhead, heading W.
- 0.6 miTurn left, heading SW.
- 250 ftBear right, heading W.
- 50 ftBear left, heading W.
- 0.4 miTurn right, heading W.
- 0.1 miTurn left, heading W.
- 450 ftBear left, heading SW.
- 50 ftBear left, heading SW.
- 50 ftReach Lake Louise, then turn around and head back the way you came.
- 100 ftBear right, heading S.
- 50 ftBear right, heading S.
- 450 ftTurn right, heading SW.
- 500 ftTurn left, heading NE.
- 0.4 miBear right, heading E.
- 50 ftBear left, heading E.
- 250 ftTurn right, heading E.
- 0.5 miArrive back at the trailhead.
Each distance is the walk from the previous step. Tap a step for a map of its junction.
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Sunset
The best sunset spot on this hike is right at the trailhead, so there is no walk out. Be there by 8:20 PM to have the sun's last 20 minutes of sky before it sets at 8:41 PM. Your car is right there — dark at 9:16 PM.
Good to know
- Transit-accessible: Steilacoom Boulevard Southwest & 87th Avenue Southwest stop 281 m from the trailhead
- Parking lot at the trailhead
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- Waughop Lake–The Big One, 4 sights 2 mi · ▲ 57 ft
- Lake Louise–Waughop Lake, 3 lakes 2.6 mi · ▲ 157 ft
- Waughop Lake–The Big One, 3 sights 3 mi · ▲ 54 ft
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