Okanogan-Wenatchee National Forest · Washington

Schaefer Lake

4.1 mi of trail, end to end · about 2,800 ft of climbing · 2,423 ft–5,168 ft · trail No. 1519 · the forest publishes the line only

2,437 ft 5,161 ft · 4.1 mi high 5,167 ft

Trailhead Schaefer Lake Trailhead 2,428 ft Drive there

Schaefer Lake Trailhead the Forest Service's write-up

This trailhead provides access to the Schaefer Lake Trail #1519 which enters Glacier Peak Wilderness near the lake.

Restrictions <a href="http://www.fs.usda.gov/detail/okawen/?cid=STELPRDB5405234">Wilderness regulations apply</a>&nbsp;within Glacier Peak Wilderness.

This trailhead on fs.usda.gov

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About this trail's facts

The lines are the US Forest Service's National Forest System trails layer (public domain), read 2026-10-16 and simplified for the map; the length is the line's, end to end, and the class, surface, grade and tread width are the forest's own entries where it publishes them - a forest that publishes the centreline alone has none. The trailheads and the points along the way are the Service's recreation points, and the write-ups its own recarea text, unedited. Heights come from USGS 3DEP through Terrain Tiles on AWS (Mapzen/Tilezen), read along each line and rounded; a short trail on steep ground can be off by a few tens of feet. Closures change: check the forest's own site before you go.