Name: Lake Serene Trail #1068
Rating: 4.6

“A climb up the side up a mountain to secluded and beautiful Lake Serene.”

— William Lin

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Overview

As of Jun 4, 2016, camping and campfires are still prohibited within 1/4 mile of Lake Serene.

Features: Lake — Swimming — Waterfall

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Description

Get a look at Bridal Veil Falls approximately halfway up the trail to Lake Serene before you start the switchbacks up to the lake. As you climb up the side of the mountain to the lake, you get a good view of the valley below right before you cross over a saddle into the bowl the lake sits in. The water is clear, with several shorepoints to enter the water for a swim.

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Land Manager: USFS - Mt. Baker-Snoqualmie National Forest Office

Jun 8, 2017: Big Four Ice Caves to Close for Exercise

Jun 6, 2017: Volunteers Needed - Become a Mountain Steward!

Jun 6, 2017: Fee-Free Day Saturday, June 10th to Celebrate Get Outdoors Day!

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4.6 from 14 votes

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Jun 23, 2017

Andy Arnold

Great hike with lots of steps! 3.5mi

Jun 20, 2017

Odin Nelson

8mi — 4h 00m

Jun 17, 2017

Steven Yu

8.2mi

Jun 14, 2017

Peter Chen

May 28, 2017

Jennifer Zylstra

2.2mi

May 22, 2017

Jordan Renaud

Tough but rewarding climb 7mi

May 20, 2017

Kaitlyn Beuschlein

Easy trail for the first half. Then there were a lot of switch backs and a lot of stairs to climb. Very pretty at the lake but not a beginner hike. 8.2mi

May 7, 2017

Lori Rohde

May 6, 2017

Kit Reed

Very awesome hike. I would suggest getting there really early. We were the second car to arrive. It when we left there were close to 50. 8.3mi

Apr 7, 2017

Sean Goodwin

snow but do able 2.8mi

Sep 25, 2016

Stacy Bernash

Sep 9, 2016

Katy Fairbanks

Did a side trek to Bridal Veil Falls for pictures and view. 8.2mi — 6h 00m

Aug 27, 2016

Caitlin Sylvester

7.2mi

Aug 22, 2016

Jeff Rowe

Aug 21, 2016

Raleigh Molina

5h 30m

Aug 17, 2016

Alex Malouf

9mi — 4h 20m

Aug 13, 2016

Kimberly Davis

Aug 10, 2016

Julia Lats

Jun 25, 2016

Ryan Anderson

Trailhead to fork - 2.25 mi Fork to falls and back - 1 mi Fork to summit - 2.5 mi Summit to Trailhead - 4.75 10.5mi

Jun 18, 2016

Sarah Shafer

great hike! so many stairs....! but the hike to the falls and to the lake are both awesome!

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4.6 from 14 votes

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4.6 from 14 votes

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3.5 Miles 5.6 Kilometers Singletrack	2,155' 657 m Ascent -177' -54 m Descent
2,642' 805 m High 596' 182 m Low	13% Avg Grade (7°) 54% Max Grade (28°)
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Lake Serene Trail #1068

3.5 Miles 5.6 Kilometers

Singletrack

2,155' 657 m

-177' -54 m

2,642' 805 m

596' 182 m

13%

54%

All Clear

“A climb up the side up a mountain to secluded and beautiful Lake Serene.”