Buckhorn Wilderness

Silver Lake–Silver Lake Way Trail, 3 sights

5.6 mi · ▲ 1,658 ft · 2 hr 42 min

Silver Lake–Silver Lake Way Trail, 3 sights is a 5.6-mile out-and-back in Buckhorn Wilderness near Blyn, WA. The route reaches Silver Lake at the turnaround, 2.8 miles in. It climbs 1,658 ft, with sections as steep as 32% grade, and is mostly dirt. It scores 94/100 on the Ambleway Wildness scale: genuinely wild.

Elevation

0 mi3,704 – 5,384 ft · steepest grade: 32%5.7 mi

Getting there

Trailhead: Silver Lake Way Trail 47.87558, -123.08144
Nearest town Blyn, WA

Directions

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Silver Lake–Silver Lake Way Trail, 3 sights

5.6 mi · ▲ 1,658 ft · 2 hr 42 min

Elevation 3,703–5,383 ft

Out & Back · Buckhorn Wilderness

Trailhead: Silver Lake Way Trail · 47.87558, -123.08144

Weather Aug 4: Clear, high 62°F / low 41° · precip 1% · wind 2 mph · sunrise 5:52 AM · sunset 8:46 PM

Parking lot at the trailhead

  1. Start on Silver Lake Way Trail, heading SE.
  2. 2.1 miBear right onto Silver Lakes Trail #842, heading SW.
  3. 0.8 miReach Silver Lake, then turn around and head back the way you came.
  4. 0.8 miBear left onto Silver Lake Way Trail, heading NW.
  5. 2.1 miArrive back at the trailhead.

Each distance is the walk from the previous step. Tap a step for a map of its junction.

Trail surface

100% dirt

Weather

ClearTemperature 62°F41°
Precip1%Wind2 mphUV7Humidity34%
Hourly temperature
65°40°
Sunrise 5:52 AM12 AM3 AM9 AM12 PM3 PM6 PMSunset 8:46 PM
Tue 69°53°
Wed 75°59°
Thu 76°55°
Fri 70°51°
Sat 67°48°
Sun 70°49°

Good to know

  • Parking lot at the trailhead

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