Burnt Cedar
9.6 mi · ▲ 1,492 ft · 3 hr 57 min
Burnt Cedar is a 9.6-mile out-and-back in Marckworth State Forest near Lake Marcel, WA. It climbs 1,492 ft, with sections as steep as 32% grade, and is mostly dirt. It scores 70/100 on the Ambleway Wildness scale: backcountry feel.
Elevation
0 mi325 – 896 ft · steepest grade: 32%9.9 mi
Getting there
Trailhead: Unnamed 47.75478, -121.90523
Nearest town Lake Marcel, WA
Directions
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Burnt Cedar
9.6 mi · ▲ 1,492 ft · 3 hr 57 min
Elevation 325–895 ft
Out & Back · Marckworth State Forest
Trailhead: 47.75478, -121.90523
Weather Sep 5: Drizzle, high 69°F / low 52° · precip 34% · wind 1 mph · sunrise 6:31 AM · sunset 7:44 PM
- Start at the trailhead, heading NE.
- 0.4 miTurn left, heading NE.
- 0.3 miTurn right, heading N.
- 0.9 miBear right, heading E.
- 50 ftTurn left, heading E.
- 0.2 miBear right, heading E.
- 50 ftTurn left, heading NE.
- 0.2 miBear right onto Outer Limits, heading NE.
- 0.2 miTurn left, heading SE.
- 2.7 miReach the turnaround, then head back the way you came.
- 2.9 miBear left onto Burnt Cedar, heading W.
- 0.2 miTurn right, heading SW.
- 50 ftBear left, heading SW.
- 0.2 miTurn right, heading W.
- 50 ftBear left, heading W.
- 0.9 miTurn left, heading SW.
- 0.3 miTurn right, heading SE.
- 0.4 miArrive back at the trailhead.
Each distance is the walk from the previous step. Tap a step for a map of its junction.
Trail surface
60% dirt40% unspecified
Weather
DrizzleTemperature 69°F52°
Precip34%Wind1 mphUV6Humidity74%
Rained 0.1″ 3 days ago (0.4″ over the last week)
Hourly temperatureRain chance
70°50°
Sunrise 6:31 AM12 AM3 AM9 AM12 PM3 PMSunset 7:44 PM
Sun
72°49°
Mon
62°49°
Tue
72°52°
Wed
79°51°
Thu
65°55°
Fri
70°50°
26%
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