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.
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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
- Start at the trailhead, heading NW.
- 50 ftSharp right, heading NE.
- 250 ftBear left onto Putnam Loop, heading W.
- 100 ftContinue straight onto Raccoon, heading SW.
- 50 ftTurn left onto Putnam Loop, heading SW.
- 150 ftTurn left onto Coyote, heading W.
- 50 ftTurn right onto Big Eared Bat, heading W.
- 0.2 miBear right onto Putnam Loop, heading NW.
- 0.3 miTurn left onto Porcupine Trail, heading N.
- 0.2 miTurn left onto Cedar River Pipeline Road, heading N.
- 1.1 miBear right, heading NW.
- 0.3 miReach the turnaround, then head back the way you came.
- 0.3 miBear right, heading SE.
- 1.1 miTurn right onto Porcupine Trail, heading SE.
- 0.2 miTurn right onto Putnam Loop, heading SW.
- 0.3 miBear left onto Big Eared Bat, heading SE.
- 0.2 miTurn left onto Coyote, heading S.
- 50 ftTurn right onto Putnam Loop, heading S.
- 150 ftTurn right onto Raccoon, heading SE.
- 50 ftContinue straight onto Putnam Loop, heading E.
- 100 ftBear right, heading E.
- 250 ftSharp left, heading NE.
- 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 2.1 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.
Good to know
- Toilets at the trailhead
- Parking lot at the trailhead
Other ways to reach this destination
- 2 mi · out & back · via Cedar River Pipeline Road
- 2.1 mi · out & back · via Cedar River Pipeline Road
- 2.1 mi · out & back · via Cedar River Pipeline Road
- 2.6 mi · loop · via Cedar River Pipeline Road
- 2.9 mi · out & back · via Cedar River Pipeline Road
- 3.2 mi · out & back · via Cedar River Pipeline Road
- 3.4 mi · out & back · via Cedar River Pipeline Road
- 3.5 mi · out & back · via Cedar River Pipeline Road
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