Dueling Cedars Viewpoint–Dueling Cedars, 4 sights is a 3.1-mile out-and-back in Japanese Gulch Park near Mukilteo, WA. The route reaches Dueling Cedars Viewpoint. It climbs 648 ft, with sections as steep as 25% grade. It scores 0/100 on the Ambleway Wildness scale: paved and peopled.
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Dueling Cedars Viewpoint–Dueling Cedars, 4 sights
3.1 mi · ▲ 648 ft · 1 hr 21 min
Elevation 89–494 ft
Out & Back · Japanese Gulch Park
Trailhead: Mainline Trail · 47.94681, -122.29248
Weather Aug 4: sunrise 5:50 AM · sunset 8:42 PM
Transit-accessible: Mukilteo Station - Bay 2 stop 482 m from the trailhead · Toilets at the trailhead · Parking lot at the trailhead
- Start at the trailhead, heading SW.
- 0.4 miContinue straight onto Dueling Cedars, heading S.
- 0.1 miSharp right, heading SW.
- 0.3 miReach Dueling Cedars Viewpoint, then turn around and head back the way you came.
- 0.3 miTurn right, heading NW.
- 350 ftPass Dueling Cedars Viewpoint.
- 0.4 miTurn left, heading S.
- 50 ftSharp left, heading S.
- 0.3 miTurn right onto Japanese Gulch Loop, heading N.
- 150 ftBear left, heading SE.
- 350 ftSharp left onto Mukraker, heading NE.
- 0.1 miTurn right onto Structural Limit, heading S.
- 400 ftBear right onto Rocket 88, heading NW.
- 0.1 miSharp left, heading NW.
- 0.2 miBear right onto Japanese Gulch Loop, heading SE.
- 250 ftBear right, heading W.
- 0.2 miSharp right onto Skid Row, heading N.
- 300 ftSharp right onto Mukraker, heading N.
- 0.2 miSharp left, heading W.
- 100 ftTurn right, heading SE.
- 150 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 0.2 mi in (~7 min). Leave by 8:15 PM for the 8:42 PM sunset. Back at your car by 9:01 PM — 17 min before dark.
Good to know
- Transit-accessible: Mukilteo Station - Bay 2 stop 482 m from the trailhead
- Toilets at the trailhead
- Parking lot at the trailhead
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