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Birth of a Lake
Washington
Washington
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0.4 mi
Distance
21 ft
Gain
9 min
Time
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What we do know
Inside Gifford Pinchot National Forest
National Forest boundary is mapped — agency alerts for it feed this page automatically.
Boundary data
What's missing
No access route mapped
We don't yet know which road reaches this trailhead, so we can't tell you if it's gated.
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Why you'll love it
Part of South Coldwater Trailhead
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Birth of a Lake
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Elevation & route
- Distance
- 0.4 mi
- Elevation gain
- 21 ft
- Elevation loss
- 91 ft
- Highest point
- 2,530 ft
- Lowest point
- 2,501 ft
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About this trail
Birth of a Lake is a 0.37-mile trail in the South Coldwater Trailhead system in Washington, gaining 84 feet of elevation. The trail follows a route within the South Coldwater Trailhead area.
Permits & access
- Managing agency
- Forest Service
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