Image Lake

Difficulty	Distance	Steps	Elevation Gain
Strenuous	32 Miles Round-trip	93,867 est.	4,600

Steps are estimated from the hike distance and a difficulty-based stride length.

Formula: distance in miles × 5,280 feet ÷ stride length

Stride length is adjusted because tougher trails usually shorten each step:

Difficulty	Stride length
Unknown	2.2 ft
Accessible	2.3 ft
Easy	2.6 ft
Moderate	2.1 ft
Difficult	2.0 ft
More Difficult	1.9 ft
Strenuous	1.8 ft

The result is rounded to the nearest whole step and shown as an estimate.

Destination

Image Lake

Notes

Follow the Suiattle River Trail (Number 784). In about 6.5 miles, cross Canyon Creek. Another 3.25 miles is a trail junction that you'll want to stay to the left (trail number 785) beginning your climb to Image Lake. Thirteen miles from the trailhead keep to the left. This leg switchbacks up Miners Ridge to another junction. This time, keep to the right to Image Lake which is in a small basin underneath the ridge line.