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Yacolt Burn State Forest

Indian Mary Falls & Cedar Swamp Road

13.1 mi · ▲ 1,964 ft · 5 hr 21 min

Indian Mary Falls & Cedar Swamp Road is a 13.1-mile out-and-back in Yacolt Burn State Forest near Saint Cloud, WA. The route reaches Indian Mary Falls at the turnaround, 6.5 miles in. It climbs 1,964 ft, with sections as steep as 22% grade. It scores 87/100 on the Ambleway Wildness scale: genuinely wild.

Elevation

0 mi1,601 – 2,576 ft · steepest grade: 22%13.4 mi

Getting there

Trailhead: Unnamed 45.67561, -122.09385
Nearest town Saint Cloud, WA
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Indian Mary Falls & Cedar Swamp Road

13.1 mi · ▲ 1,964 ft · 5 hr 21 min

Elevation 1,602–2,576 ft

Out & Back · Yacolt Burn State Forest

Trailhead: 45.67561, -122.09385

Weather Sep 4: sunrise 6:34 AM · sunset 7:43 PM

  1. Start at the trailhead, heading NE.
  2. 200 ftBear right, heading E.
  3. 1.2 miTurn right, heading SW.
  4. 0.8 miSharp right, heading W.
  5. 0.4 miBear left, heading W.
  6. 50 ftContinue straight onto Cedar Swamp Road, heading W.
  7. 450 ftBear left, heading W.
  8. 350 ftBear left, heading W.
  9. 1.6 miTurn left, heading S.
  10. 0.7 miSharp left, heading SW.
  11. 0.8 miSharp right, heading E.
  12. 0.5 miTurn left, heading SE.
  13. 0.3 miReach Indian Mary Falls, then turn around and head back the way you came.
  14. 0.3 miTurn right, heading NE.
  15. 0.5 miSharp left, heading NE.
  16. 0.8 miSharp right, heading SW.
  17. 0.7 miTurn right, heading N.
  18. 1.7 miTurn right, heading N.
  19. 0.1 miBear right, heading NW.
  20. 0.4 miSharp left, heading E.
  21. 0.8 miTurn left, heading NE.
  22. 1.2 miBear left, heading SW.
  23. 50 ftArrive back at the trailhead.

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Trail map, photos and weather for this hike: www.ambleway.com/hikes/indian-mary-falls-cedar-swamp-road-out-back-21-km

Trail surface

11% dirt5% gravel84% unspecified

Weather

Sunrise 6:34 AMSunset 7:43 PM

Sunset

The best sunset spot on this hike is 3.9 mi in (~106 min). Leave by 5:37 PM for the 7:43 PM sunset. Back at your car by 9:57 PM, after dark — bring a headlamp.

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