Elbow Lake

No vehicle access to trailhead from FS Road 12.

Difficulty	Distance	Elevation Gain	USFS Trail #'s	Green Trails Map
Moderate	8.1 Miles One-way	1,400	697, 45

Destination

Elbow Lake, 3,250 feet

Notes

In the Baker Lake Basin of the Mt. Baker National Recreation Area. Elbow Lake can also be accessed from Road 12 (6.0 miles round trip). Due to seasonal closures of the road, expect to add four miles to the trek.

Moderate hike through old-growth, stock, wilderness.

The trailhead for Elbow Lake is on the right side of Road No. 38. The old sign is gone but it is easy to recognize. It is the first trail off the road and is on the opposite side of a parking clearing.