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Washington
SCHAEFER LAKE
4.1 mi
Distance
3,975 ft
Gain
3h
Time
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What we do know
Inside Okanogan-Wenatchee National Forest
2 managing-area boundaries mapped — agency alerts for them feed this page automatically.
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No access route mapped
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SCHAEFER LAKE
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Elevation & route
- Distance
- 4.1 mi
- Elevation gain
- 3,975 ft
- Elevation loss
- 3,975 ft
- Highest point
- 5,212 ft
- Lowest point
- 2,458 ft
Photos
Directions & GPX
Permits & access
- Managing agency
- Forest Service
- Dogs
- unknown
- Bikes
- no
About this trail
Schaefer Lake is an 8.14-mile out-and-back trail in Washington with 3,975 feet of elevation gain and loss. The route reaches a maximum elevation of 5,212 feet.
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