Rock Creek Natural Area

Cedar River Pipeline Road

4.4 mi · ▲ 140 ft · 1 hr 32 min

Cedar River Pipeline Road is a 4.4-mile out-and-back in Rock Creek Natural Area near Noble, WA. It is mostly level, with 140 ft of elevation gain, and mostly gravel. It scores 0/100 on the Ambleway Wildness scale: paved and peopled.

Elevation

0 mi459 – 591 ft4.7 mi

Getting there

Trailhead: Unnamed 47.37165, -122.00601
Nearest town Noble, WA

Directions

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Cedar River Pipeline Road

4.4 mi · ▲ 140 ft · 1 hr 32 min

Elevation 459–590 ft

Out & Back · Rock Creek Natural Area

Trailhead: 47.37165, -122.00601

Weather Sep 20: sunrise 6:53 AM · sunset 7:12 PM

Toilets at the trailhead · Parking lot at the trailhead

  1. Start at the trailhead, heading NW.
  2. 50 ftSharp right, heading NE.
  3. 250 ftBear left onto Putnam Loop, heading W.
  4. 100 ftContinue straight onto Raccoon, heading SW.
  5. 50 ftTurn left onto Putnam Loop, heading SW.
  6. 150 ftTurn left onto Coyote, heading W.
  7. 50 ftTurn right onto Big Eared Bat, heading W.
  8. 0.2 miBear right onto Putnam Loop, heading NW.
  9. 0.3 miTurn left onto Porcupine Trail, heading N.
  10. 0.2 miTurn left onto Cedar River Pipeline Road, heading N.
  11. 1.1 miBear right, heading NW.
  12. 0.3 miReach the turnaround, then head back the way you came.
  13. 0.3 miBear right, heading SE.
  14. 1.1 miTurn right onto Porcupine Trail, heading SE.
  15. 0.2 miTurn right onto Putnam Loop, heading SW.
  16. 0.3 miBear left onto Big Eared Bat, heading SE.
  17. 0.2 miTurn left onto Coyote, heading S.
  18. 50 ftTurn right onto Putnam Loop, heading S.
  19. 150 ftTurn right onto Raccoon, heading SE.
  20. 50 ftContinue straight onto Putnam Loop, heading E.
  21. 100 ftBear right, heading E.
  22. 250 ftSharp left, heading NE.
  23. 50 ftArrive back at the trailhead.

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Trail surface

64% gravel36% unspecified

Weather

Sunrise 6:53 AMSunset 7:12 PM

Sunset

The best sunset spot on this hike is 2.1 mi in (~53 min). Leave by 5:58 PM for the 7:12 PM sunset. Back at your car by 8:22 PM, after dark — bring a headlamp.

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Good to know

  • Toilets at the trailhead
  • Parking lot at the trailhead

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