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Foggy Dew Creek, Merchants Basin, and Sunrise Lake Loop Trail route map
Difficulty: ExpertLoop

Foggy Dew Creek, Merchants Basin, and Sunrise Lake Loop Trail

Carlton, Washington

16.7 mi

Distance

6,194 ft

Elev. Gain

8h 40m

Est. Time

Loop

Route Type

Expert

Difficulty

About This Trail

We don't publish a description for Foggy Dew Creek, Merchants Basin, and Sunrise Lake Loop Trail unless we can point you at the agency it came from. We don't have one yet. The planning figures above — distance, elevation gain, estimated time, route type — come from the source listed on this trail.

United States Forest Service manages this trail and is the authority for conditions, closures and route notes. See official sources below. Spot something we should add?

Trail Conditions

Trail Conditions

Unknown

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Elevation Profile

Min:1,054 ft
Max:2,445 ft
Gain:1,972 ft
Loss:1,972 ft
Elevation profileA line rising and falling between 1,054 ft and 2,445 ft across 16.7 mi along the route, drawn from start to end.1,054 ft1,518 ft1,981 ft2,445 ft0.0 mi4.2 mi8.3 mi12.5 mi16.7 mi

Elevation at the labelled points along this route
PointDistance from startElevation
Start0.0 mi1,054 ft
High point6.7 mi2,445 ft
End16.7 mi1,054 ft

Trail Details

Route Type
Loop

Official sources & verification

Managed by United States Forest Service

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Managing agency

Where it is

Nearest town:
Methow, WA · about 11 mi away
County:
Okanogan County, WA
Jurisdiction:
Okanogan National Forest · United States Forest Service

Nearest town and county from U.S. Census Bureau place records and county boundaries.

We display cached information from agency feeds. Hours, fees, permits, closures, fire restrictions, and conditions change without notice. Outdoors is not the permitting authority. Confirm current conditions for this trail using the links above before you go — you are responsible for compliance. Last verified by us: May 23, 2026. Our copy is more than a month old — please reconfirm with the agency before relying on it.Spot an error in our data?

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