5030-610–5030-612, 4 sights is a 4.3-mile out-and-back in Cedar River Municipal Watershed near Bandera, WA. It climbs 1,053 ft, with sections as steep as 45% grade. It scores 81/100 on the Ambleway Wildness scale: genuinely wild.
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5030-610–5030-612, 4 sights
4.3 mi · ▲ 1,053 ft · 1 hr 58 min
Elevation 3,807–4,639 ft
Out & Back · Cedar River Municipal Watershed
Trailhead: 5510-510 · 47.36157, -121.52801
Weather Sep 4: Light rain, high 53°F / low 40° · precip 48% · wind 7 mph · sunrise 6:30 AM · sunset 7:42 PM
- Start on 5510-510, heading E.
- 0.2 miContinue straight onto NF-65 (abandoned), heading E.
- 50 ftBear right onto 5510-510, heading E.
- 1.2 miSharp left onto 5030-612, heading SE.
- 0.6 miContinue straight onto 5030-610, heading SE.
- 0.1 miReach 5510-510, then turn around and head back the way you came.
- 0.1 miContinue straight onto 5030-612, heading NW.
- 0.6 miSharp right onto 5510-510, heading NW.
- 1.2 miBear left onto NF-65 (abandoned), heading W.
- 50 ftContinue straight onto 5510-510, heading N.
- 0.2 miArrive back at the trailhead.
Each distance is the walk from the previous step. Tap a step for a map of its junction.
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Sunset
The best sunset spot on this hike is 1.0 mi in (~39 min). Leave by 6:43 PM for the 7:42 PM sunset. Back at your car by 8:21 PM, after dark — bring a headlamp.
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