North Lake Trail
Moderate · Out-and-back · 5.4 mi round trip · 1,609 ft gain · 2 h 45 min–3 h 45 min
Parking: not reported today
A solid half-day for most hikers. No bikes.
2.7 mi one way · high point 4,979 ft · dirt · time at a steady pace without breaks
Elevation from USGS; 3,588–4,979 ft. Open the map.
No hiker reports in the last 3 days. Be the first to report here
What you need
No bikes Fee or pass required dogs, accessibility: not recorded yet
Toilets and trash not confirmed here. Pack out what you pack in.
In Mountain Loop Scenic Byway (Darrington Ranger District, Mt. Baker-Snoqualmie National Forest). Entrance fee Northwest Forest Pass, $5 per day or $30 per year or an America the Beautiful pass. Day hikes need no permit; overnight stays need a wilderness permit. Rules, passes and closures change. Check the official Forest Service site before you go. Official: conditions · roads · fees.
Getting there
Starts at Independence Lake Trailhead · Mountain Loop / Darrington · 1 other trail starts here
Navigate to the trailhead: Google Maps · Apple Maps · coordinates 48.11695, -121.52269
Right now
Weather and road conditions
- This Afternoon: Mostly Sunny, 59°F, wind 5 mph
- Tonight: Mostly Cloudy, 45°F, 1% precip, wind 3 mph
- Tuesday: Mostly Sunny, 59°F, wind 1 to 5 mph
Daylight: Sunset 6:37 pm · 1 h 50 min of daylight left
Air: Good (AQI 44, PM2.5 8 µg/m³) at the Marysville-7th Ave monitor, 49 km away AirNow
Wildfire: Wisconsin fire, 15 km away InciWeb
Snow: 0″ snow at Decline Creek (4,480 ft, 14.2 km away) station
No reports in the last 3 days.
All conditions and reports at Independence Lake Trailhead
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