Burnt Cedar
14.4 mi · ▲ 2,051 ft · 5 hr 50 min
Burnt Cedar is a 14.4-mile out-and-back in Marckworth State Forest near Sultan, WA. It climbs 2,051 ft, with sections as steep as 35% grade. It scores 75/100 on the Ambleway Wildness scale: genuinely wild.
Elevation
0 mi325 – 1,152 ft · steepest grade: 35%14.7 mi
Getting there
Trailhead: Unnamed 47.83374, -121.85981
Nearest town Sultan, WA
Directions
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Burnt Cedar
14.4 mi · ▲ 2,051 ft · 5 hr 50 min
Elevation 325–1,151 ft
Out & Back · Marckworth State Forest
Trailhead: 47.83374, -121.85981
Weather Aug 3: Fog, high 74°F / low 49° · precip 0% · wind 3 mph · sunrise 5:48 AM · sunset 8:41 PM
- Start at the trailhead, heading SW.
- 2.1 miTurn left, heading SE.
- 0.4 miTurn right, heading SW.
- 1 miTurn left, heading S.
- 2.3 miSharp left, heading E.
- 0.1 miTurn right onto Cherry Creek Falls Trail, heading SW.
- 0.7 miTurn right onto Outer Limits, heading SW.
- 0.2 miBear left onto Burnt Cedar, heading N.
- 0.2 miTurn right, heading SW.
- 50 ftBear left, heading SW.
- 0.2 miSharp left, heading W.
- 350 ftReach the turnaround, then head back the way you came.
- 350 ftSharp right, heading S.
- 0.2 miBear right, heading E.
- 50 ftTurn left, heading E.
- 0.2 miBear right onto Outer Limits, heading NE.
- 0.2 miTurn left, heading S.
- 0.5 miContinue straight onto Cherry Creek Falls Trail, heading N.
- 0.2 miTurn left, heading NE.
- 0.1 miSharp right, heading NE.
- 2.3 miTurn right, heading N.
- 1 miTurn left, heading NE.
- 0.4 miTurn right, heading N.
- 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 surface
40% dirt3% gravel57% unspecified
Weather
FogTemperature 74°F49°
Precip0%Wind3 mphUV7Humidity69%
Hourly temperature
75°45°
Sunrise 5:48 AM12 AM3 AM9 AM12 PM3 PM6 PMSunset 8:41 PM
Tue
81°54°
Wed
87°56°
Thu
90°57°
Fri
81°52°
Sat
78°52°
Sun
80°51°
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More from this trailhead
- Cherry Creek Falls Trail 13.2 mi · ▲ 1,564 ft
- Cherry Creek Falls Trail 13.5 mi · ▲ 1,520 ft
- Cherry Creek Falls Trail 13.9 mi · ▲ 1,730 ft
- Burnt Cedar 14.1 mi · ▲ 1,991 ft
- Burnt Cedar 14.1 mi · ▲ 1,918 ft
- Cherry Creek Falls Trail 14.2 mi · ▲ 1,654 ft
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