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Lake Whatcom Trail route map
Difficulty: DifficultOut and Back

Lake Whatcom Trail

Bellingham, Washington

6.2 mi

Distance

1,706 ft

Elev. Gain

2h 18m

Est. Time

Out & Back

Route Type

Difficult

Difficulty

About This Trail

Lake Whatcom Trail is an out-and-back trail in Whatcom County, Washington. It is 6.2 miles long. It is in or next to Sudden Valley, Washington.

From the trail data on this page.

Trail Conditions

Trail Conditions

Unknown

We have no current condition data for this trail. Check with the operator before you go, and submit a report below if you've been recently.

Public Hertz Trail in Lake Whatcom Park (Whatcom County), from the North Shore Road trailhead. The trail ends at a fenced private property at the 3-mile mark — turn around there.

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Elevation Profile

Min:93 ft
Max:146 ft
Gain:520 ft
Loss:520 ft
Elevation profileA line rising and falling between 93 ft and 146 ft across 6.2 mi along the route, drawn from start to end.93 ft111 ft128 ft146 ft0.0 mi1.6 mi3.1 mi4.7 mi6.2 mi

Elevation at the labelled points along this route
PointDistance from startElevation
Start0.0 mi131 ft
High point1.3 mi146 ft
End6.2 mi131 ft

Trail Details

Route Type
Out & Back

Official sources & verification

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Where it is

Nearest town:
Sudden Valley, WA · in or next to town
County:
Whatcom County, WA

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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Path geometry came from our pre-launch legacy database. Routes have not yet been re-verified against the operator and may differ from the actual trail.

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