Bull Run Watershed Management Unit
Forest Road 20 & Railroad Grade
8.9 mi · ▲ 1,436 ft · 3 hr 41 min
Forest Road 20 & Railroad Grade is an 8.9-mile out-and-back in Bull Run Watershed Management Unit near Saint Cloud, WA. It climbs 1,436 ft, with sections as steep as 19% grade. It scores 81/100 on the Ambleway Wildness scale: genuinely wild.
Elevation
0 mi2,667 – 3,445 ft · steepest grade: 19%9.0 mi
Getting there
Trailhead: Unnamed 45.52043, -122.07574
Nearest town Saint Cloud, WA
Directions
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Forest Road 20 & Railroad Grade
8.9 mi · ▲ 1,436 ft · 3 hr 41 min
Elevation 2,667–3,446 ft
Out & Back · Bull Run Watershed Management Unit
Trailhead: 45.52043, -122.07574
Weather Sep 4: Snow, high 54°F / low 44° · precip 71% · wind 10 mph · sunrise 6:34 AM · sunset 7:42 PM
- Start at the trailhead, heading SW.
- 0.7 miTurn right, heading NW.
- 0.1 miTurn right onto Forest Road 1509, heading N.
- 2.2 miTurn right onto Fanboy, heading SE.
- 0.8 miTurn left onto Railroad Grade, heading N.
- 0.7 miReach Forest Road 20, then turn around and head back the way you came.
- 0.7 miTurn right onto Fanboy, heading W.
- 0.8 miTurn left onto Forest Road 20, heading SW.
- 2.2 miTurn left, heading S.
- 0.1 miTurn left, heading E.
- 0.7 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
32% dirt68% unspecified
Weather
SnowTemperature 54°F44°
Feels like46°Precip71%Wind10 mphUV6Humidity75%
Rained 0.6″ yesterday · trails may be muddy
Hourly temperatureRain chance
55°40°
Sunrise 6:34 AM12 AM3 AM9 AM12 PM3 PMSunset 7:42 PM
Sat
56°44°
31%
Sun
62°45°
43%
Mon
63°42°
33%
Tue
72°45°
Wed
82°53°
Thu
70°53°
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