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Cedar River Municipal Watershed

5030-450–5030-612, 4 sights

12.8 mi · ▲ 2,681 ft · 5 hr 36 min

5030-450–5030-612, 4 sights is a 12.8-mile out-and-back in Cedar River Municipal Watershed near Bandera, WA. It climbs 2,681 ft, with sections as steep as 44% grade. It scores 80/100 on the Ambleway Wildness scale: genuinely wild.

Elevation

0 mi3,655 – 4,639 ft · steepest grade: 44%13.0 mi

Getting there

Trailhead: 5510-510 47.36157, -121.52801
Nearest town Bandera, WA
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5030-450–5030-612, 4 sights

12.8 mi · ▲ 2,681 ft · 5 hr 36 min

Elevation 3,654–4,639 ft

Out & Back · Cedar River Municipal Watershed

Trailhead: 5510-510 · 47.36157, -121.52801

Weather Sep 4: Light rain, high 53°F / low 40° · precip 48% · wind 7 mph · sunrise 6:30 AM · sunset 7:42 PM

  1. Start on 5510-510, heading E.
  2. 1.5 miSharp left onto 5030-612, heading SE.
  3. 0.6 miSharp right onto National Forest Development Road 5030, heading W.
  4. 2.8 miTurn right onto 5030-450, heading W.
  5. 150 ftTurn right onto Harris Lake Trail, heading N.
  6. 100 ftContinue straight onto 5030-450, heading NE.
  7. 50 ftTurn right onto Harris Lake Trail, heading NE.
  8. 1.5 miBear right onto Hansen Ridge Trail, heading N.
  9. 150 ftReach 5510-510, then turn around and head back the way you came.
  10. 100 ftBear left onto Harris Lake Trail, heading N.
  11. 1.5 miTurn left onto 5030-450, heading NE.
  12. 50 ftContinue straight onto Harris Lake Trail, heading NE.
  13. 100 ftTurn left onto 5030-450, heading NE.
  14. 150 ftTurn left onto National Forest Development Road 5030, heading W.
  15. 2.8 miSharp left onto 5030-612, heading E.
  16. 0.6 miSharp right onto 5510-510, heading SW.
  17. 1.4 miArrive back at the trailhead.

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

Trail map, photos and weather for this hike: www.ambleway.com/hikes/harris-lake-harris-lake-out-back-26-km

Trail surface

28% dirt72% unspecified

Weather

Light rainTemperature 53°F40°
Feels like45°Precip48%Wind7 mphUV5Humidity71%
Rained 0.1″ yesterday (0.3″ over the last week)
Hourly temperatureRain chance
55°40° 12 AM: 18% rain1 AM: 14% rain2 AM: 9% rain3 AM: 3% rain4 AM: 3% rain5 AM: 5% rain6 AM: 8% rain7 AM: 6% rain8 AM: 6% rain9 AM: 7% rain10 AM: 1% rain11 AM: 2% rain12 PM: 8% rain1 PM: 13% rain2 PM: 28% rain3 PM: 35% rain4 PM: 47% rain5 PM: 44% rain6 PM: 48% rain7 PM: 35% rain8 PM: 11% rain9 PM: 5% rain10 PM: 3% rain11 PM: 3% rain
Sunrise 6:30 AM12 AM3 AM9 AM12 PM3 PMSunset 7:42 PM
Sat 54°43° 46%
Sun 63°42° 38%
Mon 59°40° 20%
Tue 73°42°
Wed 78°49°
Thu 66°50° 16%

Sunset

The best sunset spot on this hike is 1.0 mi in (~39 min). Leave by 6:43 PM for the 7:42 PM sunset. Back at your car by 8:21 PM, after dark — bring a headlamp.

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