Burnt Cedar
13.2 mi · ▲ 1,640 ft · 5 hr 13 min
Burnt Cedar is a 13.2-mile out-and-back in Marckworth State Forest near High Rock, WA. It climbs 1,640 ft, with sections as steep as 33% grade. It scores 75/100 on the Ambleway Wildness scale: genuinely wild.
Elevation
0 mi325 – 1,132 ft · steepest grade: 33%13.6 mi
Getting there
Trailhead: Unnamed 47.79808, -121.90914
Nearest town High Rock, WA
Directions
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Burnt Cedar
13.2 mi · ▲ 1,640 ft · 5 hr 13 min
Elevation 325–1,130 ft
Out & Back · Marckworth State Forest
Trailhead: 47.79808, -121.90914
Weather Sep 4: Light rain, high 66°F / low 50° · precip 43% · wind 6 mph · sunrise 6:31 AM · sunset 7:44 PM
- Start at the trailhead, heading SE.
- 1 miTurn left, heading E.
- 1 miTurn right, heading NE.
- 0.6 miTurn right, heading SE.
- 2.8 miSharp left, heading SW.
- 0.1 miTurn right onto Cherry Creek Falls Trail, heading SW.
- 0.7 miTurn right onto Outer Limits, heading SW.
- 0.2 miBear left onto Burnt Cedar, heading NW.
- 0.2 miTurn right, heading SW.
- 50 ftBear left, heading SW.
- 0.2 miReach the turnaround, then head back the way you came.
- 0.1 miBear right, heading N.
- 50 ftTurn left, heading N.
- 0.2 miBear right onto Outer Limits, heading NE.
- 0.2 miTurn left, heading S.
- 0.5 miContinue straight onto Cherry Creek Falls Trail, heading N.
- 0.2 miTurn left, heading NE.
- 0.1 miSharp right, heading NE.
- 2.8 miTurn left, heading NW.
- 0.6 miTurn left, heading NW.
- 1 miTurn right, heading SW.
- 0.9 miArrive back at the trailhead.
Each distance is the walk from the previous step. Tap a step for a map of its junction.
Trail surface
43% dirt3% gravel54% unspecified
Weather
Light rainTemperature 66°F50°
Precip43%Wind6 mphUV6Humidity68%
Rained 0.1″ 2 days ago (0.3″ over the last week)
Hourly temperatureRain chance
70°50°
Sunrise 6:31 AM12 AM3 AM9 AM12 PM3 PMSunset 7:44 PM
Sat
66°51°
27%
Sun
69°49°
Mon
70°47°
Tue
72°48°
Wed
82°51°
Thu
71°53°
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More from this trailhead
- Cherry Creek Falls Trail 12.3 mi · ▲ 1,185 ft
- Cherry Creek Falls Trail 12.5 mi · ▲ 1,141 ft
- Cherry Creek Falls Trail 13 mi · ▲ 1,350 ft
- Burnt Cedar 13.1 mi · ▲ 1,612 ft
- Burnt Cedar 13.2 mi · ▲ 1,539 ft
- Cherry Creek Falls Trail 13.2 mi · ▲ 1,275 ft
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