Cedar River & Thomas Teasdale to Cascade Park Trail via Cedar River Trail
5.8 mi · ▲ 714 ft · 2 hr 17 min
Cedar River & Thomas Teasdale to Cascade Park Trail via Cedar River Trail is a 5.8-mile out-and-back in Cedar River Natural Area near Maplewood, WA. The route reaches Cedar River. It climbs 714 ft, with sections as steep as 23% grade. It scores 0/100 on the Ambleway Wildness scale: paved and peopled.
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Cedar River & Thomas Teasdale to Cascade Park Trail via Cedar River Trail
5.8 mi · ▲ 714 ft · 2 hr 17 min
Elevation 47–467 ft
Out & Back · Cedar River Natural Area
Trailhead: 47.47108, -122.16271
Weather Sep 20: sunrise 6:54 AM · sunset 7:12 PM
Transit-accessible: Renton Maple Valley Road & 131st Avenue Southeast stop 25 m from the trailhead · Parking lot at the trailhead
- Start at the trailhead, heading SW.
- 50 ftTurn right onto Cedar River Trail, heading NW.
- 0.7 miBear left, heading W.
- 50 ftPass Cedar River.
- 0.1 miTurn left, heading S.
- 100 ftTurn left, heading SE.
- 0.5 miBear right, heading SE.
- 0.8 miSharp right onto Thomas Teasdale to Cascade Park Trail, heading SE.
- 0.8 miReach Cedar River, then turn around and head back the way you came.
- 0.8 miSharp left, heading E.
- 0.8 miBear left, heading NE.
- 0.5 miTurn right, heading W.
- 150 ftTurn right onto Cedar River Trail, heading W.
- 0.8 miTurn left, heading SE.
- 50 ftArrive 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 2.0 mi in (~62 min). Leave by 5:50 PM for the 7:12 PM sunset. Back at your car by 8:18 PM, after dark — bring a headlamp.
Good to know
- Transit-accessible: Renton Maple Valley Road & 131st Avenue Southeast stop 25 m from the trailhead
- Parking lot at the trailhead
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- Cedar River 1.4 mi · ▲ 0 ft
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