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Rock Creek Natural Area

Cedar River Pipeline Road

4 mi · ▲ 139 ft · 1 hr 24 min

Cedar River Pipeline Road is a 4-mile out-and-back in Rock Creek Natural Area near Dorre Don, WA. It is mostly level, with 139 ft of elevation gain, and mostly gravel. It scores 0/100 on the Ambleway Wildness scale: paved and peopled.

Elevation

0 mi459 – 594 ft4.3 mi

Getting there

Trailhead: Cedar River Pipeline Road 47.39083, -122.03362
Nearest town Dorre Don, WA
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Cedar River Pipeline Road

4 mi · ▲ 139 ft · 1 hr 24 min

Elevation 459–595 ft

Out & Back · Rock Creek Natural Area

Trailhead: Cedar River Pipeline Road · 47.39083, -122.03362

Weather Aug 3: Fog, high 77°F / low 48° · precip 0% · wind 5 mph · sunrise 5:50 AM · sunset 8:41 PM

Transit-accessible: Maple Vally - Black Diamond Road Southeast & Southeast 240th Street stop 637 m from the trailhead · Parking lot at the trailhead

  1. Start on Cedar River Pipeline Road, heading SE.
  2. 0.1 miBear right, heading SE.
  3. 1.1 miTurn right onto Porcupine Trail, heading SW.
  4. 0.2 miTurn right onto Putnam Loop, heading SE.
  5. 0.3 miBear left onto Big Eared Bat, heading S.
  6. 0.2 miTurn right onto Coyote, heading E.
  7. 250 ftBear left, heading S.
  8. 50 ftTurn right onto Putnam Loop, heading S.
  9. 50 ftTurn left onto Coyote, heading E.
  10. 100 ftReach the turnaround, then head back the way you came.
  11. 100 ftTurn right onto Putnam Loop, heading SW.
  12. 50 ftTurn left, heading SW.
  13. 50 ftBear right onto Coyote, heading S.
  14. 250 ftTurn left onto Big Eared Bat, heading S.
  15. 0.2 miBear right onto Putnam Loop, heading SW.
  16. 0.3 miTurn left onto Porcupine Trail, heading NW.
  17. 0.2 miTurn left onto Cedar River Pipeline Road, heading NW.
  18. 1.1 miBear right, heading NW.
  19. 450 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/cedar-river-pipeline-road-out-back-6-km-eeca

Trail surface

62% gravel38% unspecified

Weather

FogTemperature 77°F48°
Precip0%Wind5 mphUV7Humidity64%
Hourly temperature
80°45°
Sunrise 5:50 AM12 AM3 AM9 AM12 PM3 PM6 PMSunset 8:41 PM
Tue 84°55°
Wed 91°57°
Thu 91°58°
Fri 83°52°
Sat 82°51°
Sun 83°53°

Good to know

  • Transit-accessible: Maple Vally - Black Diamond Road Southeast & Southeast 240th Street stop 637 m from the trailhead
  • Parking lot at the trailhead

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