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Cedar River Municipal Watershed

5045-110–National Forest Development Road 5040, 3 sights

8.2 mi · ▲ 1,239 ft · 3 hr 21 min

5045-110–National Forest Development Road 5040, 3 sights is an 8.2-mile out-and-back in Cedar River Municipal Watershed near Lester, WA. It climbs 1,239 ft. It scores 82/100 on the Ambleway Wildness scale: genuinely wild.

Elevation

0 mi2,976 – 3,648 ft8.3 mi

Getting there

Trailhead: National Forest Development Road 5040 47.28015, -121.47687
Nearest town Lester, WA
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5045-110–National Forest Development Road 5040, 3 sights

8.2 mi · ▲ 1,239 ft · 3 hr 21 min

Elevation 2,977–3,648 ft

Out & Back · Cedar River Municipal Watershed

Trailhead: National Forest Development Road 5040 · 47.28015, -121.47687

Weather Aug 3: Clear, high 66°F / low 43° · precip 1% · wind 4 mph · sunrise 5:48 AM · sunset 8:38 PM

  1. Start on National Forest Development Road 5040, heading NE.
  2. 2.7 miContinue straight onto National Forest Development Road 5045, heading SE.
  3. 1.1 miBear left onto 5045-110, heading S.
  4. 0.4 miReach National Forest Development Road 5040, then turn around and head back the way you came.
  5. 0.4 miBear right onto National Forest Development Road 5045, heading N.
  6. 1.6 miContinue straight onto National Forest Development Road 5040, heading SE.
  7. 2.1 miArrive back at the trailhead.

Each distance is the walk from the previous step. Tap a step for a map of its junction.

Trail map, photos and weather for this hike: www.ambleway.com/hikes/5045-110-out-back

Weather

ClearTemperature 66°F43°
Precip1%Wind4 mphUV7Humidity77%
Hourly temperature
70°40°
Sunrise 5:48 AM12 AM3 AM9 AM12 PM3 PM6 PMSunset 8:38 PM
Tue 77°54°
Wed 81°58°
Thu 81°53°
Fri 73°47°
Sat 71°46°
Sun 73°46°

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