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Marckworth State Forest

Burnt Cedar

8.9 mi · ▲ 1,248 ft · 3 hr 35 min

Burnt Cedar is an 8.9-mile out-and-back in Marckworth State Forest near Woods Creek, WA. It climbs 1,248 ft, with sections as steep as 34% grade, and is mostly dirt. It scores 77/100 on the Ambleway Wildness scale: genuinely wild.

Elevation

0 mi325 – 1,086 ft · steepest grade: 34%9.2 mi

Getting there

Trailhead: Unnamed 47.80235, -121.88746
Nearest town Woods Creek, WA
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Burnt Cedar

8.9 mi · ▲ 1,248 ft · 3 hr 35 min

Elevation 325–1,086 ft

Out & Back · Marckworth State Forest

Trailhead: 47.80235, -121.88746

Weather Sep 4: Rain, high 66°F / low 50° · precip 43% · wind 2 mph · sunrise 6:31 AM · sunset 7:44 PM

Parking lot at the trailhead

  1. Start at the trailhead, heading NE.
  2. 200 ftSharp right, heading S.
  3. 0.4 miTurn left, heading SE.
  4. 2.8 miSharp left, heading S.
  5. 0.1 miTurn right onto Cherry Creek Falls Trail, heading SW.
  6. 0.7 miTurn right onto Outer Limits, heading SW.
  7. 0.2 miBear left onto Burnt Cedar, heading NW.
  8. 0.2 miTurn left, heading SW.
  9. 500 ftReach the turnaround, then head back the way you came.
  10. 500 ftTurn right, heading SE.
  11. 0.2 miBear right onto Outer Limits, heading NE.
  12. 0.2 miTurn left, heading SE.
  13. 0.5 miContinue straight onto Cherry Creek Falls Trail, heading N.
  14. 0.2 miTurn left, heading NE.
  15. 0.1 miSharp right, heading NE.
  16. 2.8 miTurn right, heading N.
  17. 0.4 miSharp left, heading N.
  18. 50 ftArrive 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/burnt-cedar-out-back-14-km-da74

Trail surface

64% dirt5% gravel31% unspecified

Weather

RainTemperature 66°F50°
Precip43%Wind2 mphUV6Humidity75%
Rained 0.1″ 2 days ago (0.3″ over the last week)
Hourly temperatureRain chance
70°50° 12 AM: 5% rain1 AM: 7% rain2 AM: 6% rain3 AM: 4% rain4 AM: 3% rain5 AM: 3% rain6 AM: 5% rain7 AM: 5% rain8 AM: 5% rain9 AM: 7% rain10 AM: 3% rain11 AM: 3% rain12 PM: 1% rain1 PM: 2% rain2 PM: 7% rain3 PM: 15% rain4 PM: 22% rain5 PM: 20% rain6 PM: 43% rain7 PM: 41% rain8 PM: 39% rain9 PM: 21% rain10 PM: 10% rain11 PM: 5% rain
Sunrise 6:31 AM12 AM3 AM9 AM12 PM3 PMSunset 7:44 PM
Sat 66°51° 27%
Sun 70°49°
Mon 70°47°
Tue 72°48°
Wed 82°51°
Thu 71°53°

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