Ancient Lakes Hike
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Ancient Lakes — Washington Trails Association
Meeting place for carpool: EASTGATE PARK & RIDE @ 7 am.
14200 SE 32nd St, Bellevue, WA 98007.
Directions to Eastgate Park & Ride:
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First stop at Safeway, 804 W 1st St, Cle Elum, WA 98922
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We are going to start hike at Ancient Lake Lower Trailhead.
Directions:
For the lower trailhead: From I-90 take exit 149, turn left onto SR 281, and drive north towards Quincy and Wenatchee. In 5.6 miles turn left onto White Trail Road (aka 5-NW) and drive 7.8 miles to 9-NW (note: after 4 miles White Trail Rd swings north & may also be signed U-NW).
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From the south end of the parking area follow the old 2-track along Babcock Bench 0.6 miles to a trail junction. Take the left fork and follow it up the coulee 1.5 miles to Ancient Lakes.
Ancient Lake Trail: length 5 miles, elevation 222ft.
We will hike up to the waterfall and back with optional hike up to the top of the mesa, very steep incline with a lot of loose gravel, elevation 1200ft adds couple miles to a hike.
What to bring:
10 Essentials, hiking poles, sunscreen, bug spray.
The Ten Essentials for Hiking & Camping | REI Expert Advice
Lunch somewhere in Ellensburg TBD.