Melakwa Lake Trail

Strenuous · Out-and-back · 13.2 mi round trip · 2,406 ft gain · 5 h 15 min–7 h 30 min

Parking: not reported today

OpenStreetMap grades it as a well-marked trail. A long, demanding day; experienced hikers in good shape. Dogs on leash, no bikes.

6.6 mi one way · high point 4,616 ft · dirt · time at a steady pace without breaks

Elevation from USGS; 2,273–4,616 ft. Open the map.

No hiker reports in the last 3 days. Be the first to report here

What you need

Dogs on leash No bikes Fee or pass required Trash cans accessibility: not recorded yet

In Snoqualmie Ranger District (I-90, Middle Fork and Highway 410, 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 Denny Creek Trailhead · Snoqualmie Pass / I-90 · 6 other trails start here. Also reachable from Franklin Falls Trailhead

Navigate to the trailhead: Google Maps · Apple Maps · coordinates 47.41523, -121.44337

Right now

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Weather and road conditions

This Afternoon: Partly Sunny, 63°F, wind 3 mph
Tonight: Partly Cloudy then Areas Of Fog, 45°F, wind 2 mph
Tuesday: Areas Of Fog then Sunny, 64°F, wind 0 to 3 mph

Full forecast (NWS)

Daylight: Sunrise 7:11 am · sunset 6:35 pm

Air: Good (AQI 23, PM2.5 4.1 µg/m³) at the North Bend-North Bend Way (SO) monitor, 26 km away AirNow

Wildfire: Three Queens fire, 14 km away, 9,575 acres, 33% contained InciWeb

I-90 at MP 51.3: Franklin Falls · I-90 · 1 km · WSDOT

I-90 at MP 49.3: Rockdale · I-90 · 2 km · WSDOT

Snow: 0″ snow at Olallie Meadows (4,010 ft, 4.6 km away) station
Typical year: normally snow-free now · usually melted out by about Jun 22 · typical peak Apr 17

I-90 Snoqualmie Pass: Eastbound: No restrictions · Westbound: No restrictions · Traditionally weather and road conditions are reported on this page from November 1 to April 1. Should adverse weather occur that will impact travel, updates will be provided as information is available. WSDOT

No reports in the last 3 days.

All conditions and reports at Denny Creek Trailhead

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