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Cedar River Municipal Watershed

Lake Albert & National Forest Development Road 5060

2.3 mi · ▲ 470 ft · 1 hr

Lake Albert & National Forest Development Road 5060 is a 2.3-mile out-and-back in Cedar River Municipal Watershed near Lester, WA. The route reaches Lake Albert at the turnaround, 0.9 miles in. It climbs 470 ft, with sections as steep as 16% grade. It scores 75/100 on the Ambleway Wildness scale: genuinely wild.

Elevation

0 mi2,910 – 3,268 ft · steepest grade: 16%2.3 mi

Getting there

Trailhead: Unnamed 47.29273, -121.50479
Nearest town Lester, WA
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Lake Albert & National Forest Development Road 5060

2.3 mi · ▲ 470 ft · 1 hr

Elevation 2,909–3,269 ft

Out & Back · Cedar River Municipal Watershed

Trailhead: 47.29273, -121.50479

Weather Aug 3: Clear, high 67°F / low 43° · precip 1% · wind 2 mph · sunrise 5:48 AM · sunset 8:38 PM

  1. Start at the trailhead, heading W.
  2. 0.2 miSharp left, heading SE.
  3. 0.4 miContinue straight onto National Forest Development Road 220, heading SW.
  4. 100 ftTurn left onto National Forest Development Road 5060, heading SE.
  5. 0.4 miPass Lake Albert.
  6. 0.2 miReach Lake Albert, then turn around and head back the way you came.
  7. 0.6 miTurn right onto National Forest Development Road 220, heading NW.
  8. 0.4 miSharp right, heading N.
  9. 0.2 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/lake-albert-lake-albert-out-back-3-km-3c50

Weather

ClearTemperature 67°F43°
Precip1%Wind2 mphUV7Humidity75%
Hourly temperature
70°40°
Sunrise 5:48 AM12 AM3 AM9 AM12 PM3 PM6 PMSunset 8:38 PM
Tue 77°55°
Wed 82°58°
Thu 82°54°
Fri 74°47°
Sat 72°46°
Sun 74°46°

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