Seattle: Kachess Lake Trail
Solitude rules on this 9.4-mile out-and-back hike along Little Kachess Lake to rock gardens ablaze with wildflowers,giant green forests, and a quiet lakeside hideout.
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Trail Facts
- Distance: 7.6
Waypoints
KLT001
Location: 47.3587074279785, -121.245155334473
Head W on gravel path
KLT002
Location: 47.3596076965332, -121.247100830078
Turn R, crossing sturdy bridge over beautiful Box Canyon Creek
KLT003
Location: 47.3616409301758, -121.24479675293
Stay N on rough trail
KLT004
Location: 47.3657684326172, -121.244201660156
Carefully cross cliffside with tantalizing lake views
KLT005
Location: 47.3675575256348, -121.243927001953
Patch of Calypso orchids
KLT006
Location: 47.3698081970215, -121.243911743164
Pass through old-growth cedar and fir forest
KLT007
Location: 47.3741683959961, -121.241432189941
Bluff view: Look over thousands of acres of green forests and mountains in Wenatchee National Forest
KLT008
Location: 47.3761291503906, -121.241271972656
Side trail on R leads to lakeshore with views of tiny island
KLT009
Location: 47.377571105957, -121.241020202637
Cross creek; mossy waterfalls
KLT010
Location: 47.3812217712402, -121.238777160645
Easy lakeshore access on R
KLT011
Location: 47.4035377502441, -121.240844726562
Reach N end of lake; marshy and overgrown; keep N
KLT012
Location: 47.4176292419434, -121.243041992188
Junction with Mineral Creek Trail; return to trailhead