Yacolt Burn State Forest

CG-1400 Road & Cedar Swamp Road

15.5 mi · ▲ 2,507 ft · 6 hr 25 min

CG-1400 Road & Cedar Swamp Road is a 15.5-mile out-and-back in Yacolt Burn State Forest near Saint Cloud, WA. It climbs 2,507 ft, with sections as steep as 21% grade. It scores 88/100 on the Ambleway Wildness scale: genuinely wild.

Elevation

0 mi1,926 – 3,071 ft · steepest grade: 21%15.8 mi

Getting there

Trailhead: Unnamed 45.63489, -122.12497
Nearest town Saint Cloud, WA

Directions

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CG-1400 Road & Cedar Swamp Road

15.5 mi · ▲ 2,507 ft · 6 hr 25 min

Elevation 1,928–3,071 ft

Out & Back · Yacolt Burn State Forest

Trailhead: 45.63489, -122.12497

Weather Sep 4: Drizzle, high 60°F / low 49° · precip 60% · wind 1 mph · sunrise 6:34 AM · sunset 7:43 PM

  1. Start at the trailhead, heading S.
  2. 0.2 miSharp left, heading E.
  3. 0.4 miBear left, heading N.
  4. 0.7 miTurn right, heading N.
  5. 1.6 miBear right onto Cedar Swamp Road, heading N.
  6. 150 ftTurn right, heading E.
  7. 0.1 miBear right, heading E.
  8. 0.4 miSharp left, heading E.
  9. 0.8 miBear right, heading NE.
  10. 1.5 miSharp left onto CG-1400 Road, heading SE.
  11. 1.9 miReach Cedar Swamp Road, then turn around and head back the way you came.
  12. 0.3 miBear right, heading SE.
  13. 1.6 miSharp right, heading SE.
  14. 1.4 miBear left, heading SW.
  15. 0.8 miSharp right, heading S.
  16. 0.4 miBear left, heading W.
  17. 50 ftContinue straight onto Cedar Swamp Road, heading W.
  18. 450 ftBear left, heading W.
  19. 350 ftBear left, heading W.
  20. 1.6 miTurn left, heading SW.
  21. 0.7 miBear right, heading S.
  22. 0.4 miSharp right, heading W.
  23. 0.2 miArrive back at the trailhead.

Each distance is the walk from the previous step. Tap a step for a map of its junction.

Trail surface

6% dirt94% unspecified

Weather

DrizzleTemperature 60°F49°
Precip60%Wind1 mphUV6Humidity94%
Rained 0.5″ yesterday · trails may be muddy
Hourly temperatureRain chance
60°45° 12 AM: 7% rain1 AM: 7% rain2 AM: 10% rain3 AM: 4% rain4 AM: 11% rain5 AM: 17% rain6 AM: 29% rain7 AM: 34% rain8 AM: 29% rain9 AM: 33% rain10 AM: 32% rain11 AM: 19% rain12 PM: 16% rain1 PM: 16% rain2 PM: 23% rain3 PM: 33% rain4 PM: 60% rain5 PM: 54% rain6 PM: 33% rain7 PM: 20% rain8 PM: 11% rain9 PM: 6% rain10 PM: 11% rain11 PM: 8% rain
Sunrise 6:34 AM12 AM3 AM9 AM12 PM3 PMSunset 7:43 PM
Sat 64°49° 28%
Sun 64°50° 36%
Mon 67°45° 32%
Tue 75°48°
Wed 86°52°
Thu 75°55°

Sunset

The best sunset spot on this hike is 0.3 mi in (~7 min). Leave by 7:16 PM for the 7:43 PM sunset. Back at your car by 8:04 PM — 9 min before dark. Trailhead visible from the viewpoint

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