Lake Wilderness Arboretum–Cedar River, 7 beaches is a 5.5-mile out-and-back in Green To Cedar Rivers Trail Site near Danville, WA. The route passes Lake Wilderness Park Beach, Lake Wilderness, Green To Cedar Rivers Trail Site Beach and Lake Wilderness Arboretum before reaching Cedar River at the turnaround, 2.7 miles in. It is mostly level, with 168 ft of elevation gain, and mostly gravel. It scores 0/100 on the Ambleway Wildness scale: paved and peopled.
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Lake Wilderness Arboretum–Cedar River, 7 beaches
5.5 mi · ▲ 168 ft · 1 hr 55 min
Elevation 356–545 ft
Out & Back · Green To Cedar Rivers Trail Site
Trailhead: 47.37610, -122.03247
Weather Aug 3: Fog, high 77°F / low 48° · precip 0% · wind 5 mph · sunrise 5:50 AM · sunset 8:40 PM
Transit-accessible: Maple Vally - Black Diamond Road Southeast & Southeast 244th Street stop 778 m from the trailhead
- Start at the trailhead, heading NW.
- 50 ftPass Lake Wilderness Park Beach.
- 50 ftPass Lake Wilderness.
- 50 ftPass Green To Cedar Rivers Trail Site Beach.
- 50 ftTurn right onto Green to Cedar Rivers Trail, heading NW.
- 0.3 miPass Lake Wilderness Arboretum.
- 0.1 miTurn right, heading NW.
- 50 ftTurn left onto Alder Trail, heading NW.
- 300 ftTurn right onto Willow Trail, heading NW.
- 100 ftTurn left onto Cedar Trail, heading N.
- 50 ftBear left onto Maple Trail, heading NW.
- 250 ftTurn right onto Green to Cedar Rivers Trail, heading S.
- 0.2 miBear left, heading W.
- 1.2 miSharp right onto Cedar River Trail, heading N.
- 0.7 miPass Cedar River.
- 150 ftReach Lake Wilderness Arboretum, then turn around and head back the way you came.
- 0.7 miSharp left onto Green to Cedar Rivers Trail, heading NW.
- 1.2 miTurn left, heading S.
- 0.2 miTurn left onto Maple Trail, heading SE.
- 250 ftBear right onto Cedar Trail, heading SE.
- 50 ftTurn right onto Willow Trail, heading SE.
- 50 ftTurn left onto Alder Trail, heading SE.
- 300 ftTurn right, heading SE.
- 50 ftTurn left onto Green to Cedar Rivers Trail, heading E.
- 0.5 miTurn left, heading SE.
- 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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The best sunset spot on this hike is 0.1 mi in (~3 min). Leave by 8:17 PM for the 8:40 PM sunset. Back at your car by 8:59 PM — 17 min before dark. Trailhead visible from the viewpoint
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- Transit-accessible: Maple Vally - Black Diamond Road Southeast & Southeast 244th Street stop 778 m from the trailhead
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