Cedar Swamp Road & Mars Landing Road
12.5 mi · ▲ 2,589 ft · 5 hr 28 min
Cedar Swamp Road & Mars Landing Road is a 12.5-mile out-and-back in Yacolt Burn State Forest near Saint Cloud, WA. It climbs 2,589 ft, with sections as steep as 30% grade. It scores 81/100 on the Ambleway Wildness scale: genuinely wild.
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Cedar Swamp Road & Mars Landing Road
12.5 mi · ▲ 2,589 ft · 5 hr 28 min
Elevation 762–2,303 ft
Out & Back · Yacolt Burn State Forest
Trailhead: 45.63204, -122.13029
Weather Sep 4: sunrise 6:34 AM · sunset 7:43 PM
- Start at the trailhead, heading E.
- 0.6 miBear left, heading N.
- 0.7 miTurn right, heading N.
- 1.6 miBear right onto Cedar Swamp Road, heading N.
- 200 ftTurn right, heading E.
- 0.1 miBear right, heading E.
- 2.7 miTurn left onto Mars Landing Road, heading W.
- 0.4 miReach Cedar Swamp Road, then turn around and head back the way you came.
- 0.4 miTurn right onto Cedar Swamp Road, heading N.
- 2 miTurn right, heading NW.
- 0.8 miBear left, heading W.
- 500 ftBear left, heading W.
- 350 ftBear left, heading W.
- 1.6 miTurn left, heading SW.
- 0.7 miBear right, heading S.
- 0.6 miArrive 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 0.3 mi in (~9 min). Leave by 7:14 PM for the 7:43 PM sunset. Back at your car by 8:04 PM — 9 min before dark. Trailhead visible from the viewpoint
More from this trailhead
- Archer Falls 4.8 mi · ▲ 982 ft
- Scott Point via Archer Mountain Trail 6.8 mi · ▲ 1,384 ft
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