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Seattle: Jug Lake

Enjoy a soundtrack of whistling winds on this rolling 7-mile hike through virgin forestland to a large alpine lake in William O. Douglas Wilderness.

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Trail Facts

  • Distance: 5.8

Waypoints

JUG001

Location: 46.7042579650879, -121.480911254883

From Soda Springs parking area, go E on Cowlitz Trail #44 (marked by signpost)

JUG002

Location: 46.7071075439453, -121.473243713379

Trail passes through first of many old-growth groves (fir, hemlock, and cedar) in this 166,000-acre wilderness

JUG003

Location: 46.7092819213867, -121.471138000488

Veer R @ Y

JUG004

Location: 46.7108268737793, -121.457611083984

Continue straight; there is sometimes high horse traffic in summer

JUG005

Location: 46.7120628356934, -121.442413330078

Navigate across gurgling Jug Lake tributary stream

JUG006

Location: 46.7125053405762, -121.440269470215

Turn L @ 3-way onto Jug Lake Trail #43

JUG007

Location: 46.7149238586426, -121.438316345215

Forest opens into a small park-like highland with vibrant beargrass. Look and listen for elk and mule deer.

JUG008

Location: 46.7213478088379, -121.43489074707

Go L @ Y onto Jug Lake/Chain Lake Trail #47

JUG009

Location: 46.7226753234863, -121.435531616211

Overlook above Jug Lake: The swirling, whistling winds here mimic the sound of air passing over a jug’s mouth

JUG010

Location: 46.7243041992188, -121.435775756836

At 28 acres, Jug Lake is one of the largest high alpine lakes in the region, and it offers four-star camping and trout fishing

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