Burnt Cedar
12.6 mi · ▲ 1,480 ft · 4 hr 56 min
Burnt Cedar is a 12.6-mile out-and-back in Marckworth State Forest near Lake Marcel, WA. It climbs 1,480 ft, with sections as steep as 33% grade. It scores 75/100 on the Ambleway Wildness scale: genuinely wild.
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Burnt Cedar
12.6 mi · ▲ 1,480 ft · 4 hr 56 min
Elevation 325–1,130 ft
Out & Back · Marckworth State Forest
Trailhead: 47.77572, -121.89894
Weather Sep 4: Light rain, high 67°F / low 51° · precip 46% · wind 4 mph · sunrise 6:31 AM · sunset 7:44 PM
- Start at the trailhead, heading NW.
- 0.3 miBear right, heading N.
- 0.4 miTurn right, heading E.
- 1 miTurn right, heading NE.
- 0.6 miTurn right, heading SE.
- 3.6 miTurn right onto Outer Limits, heading W.
- 0.2 miBear left onto Burnt Cedar, heading SW.
- 0.2 miTurn left, heading SW.
- 450 ftReach the turnaround, then head back the way you came.
- 500 ftTurn right, heading NW.
- 0.2 miBear right onto Outer Limits, heading N.
- 0.2 miTurn left, heading SE.
- 3.6 miTurn left, heading W.
- 0.6 miTurn left, heading SW.
- 1 miTurn left, heading W.
- 0.4 miBear left, heading S.
- 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 0.2 mi in (~7 min). Leave by 7:17 PM for the 7:44 PM sunset. Back at your car by 8:05 PM — 11 min before dark.
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