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Green To Cedar Rivers Trail Site

Lake Wilderness Arboretum–Cedar River, 5 sights

4.3 mi · ▲ 145 ft · 1 hr 30 min

Lake Wilderness Arboretum–Cedar River, 5 sights is a 4.3-mile out-and-back in Green To Cedar Rivers Trail Site near Wilderness, WA. The route passes Lake Wilderness Park Beach and Lake Wilderness Arboretum before reaching Cedar River at the turnaround, 2.2 miles in. It is mostly level, with 145 ft of elevation gain, and mostly gravel. It scores 0/100 on the Ambleway Wildness scale: paved and peopled.

Elevation

0 mi358 – 489 ft4.6 mi

Getting there

Trailhead: Unnamed 47.37987, -122.04257
Nearest town Wilderness, WA
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Lake Wilderness Arboretum–Cedar River, 5 sights

4.3 mi · ▲ 145 ft · 1 hr 30 min

Elevation 356–489 ft

Out & Back · Green To Cedar Rivers Trail Site

Trailhead: 47.37987, -122.04257

Weather Sep 20: Fog, high 72°F / low 48° · precip 0% · wind 2 mph · sunrise 6:53 AM · sunset 7:12 PM

Transit-accessible: Maple Vally - Black Diamond Road Southeast & Southeast 240th Street stop 775 m from the trailhead · Toilets at the trailhead · Parking lot at the trailhead

  1. Start at the trailhead, heading W.
  2. 50 ftPass Lake Wilderness Park Beach.
  3. 50 ftPass Lake Wilderness Arboretum.
  4. 0.1 miTurn left, heading NW.
  5. 500 ftContinue straight onto Green to Cedar Rivers Trail, heading NW.
  6. 250 ftBear left, heading NW.
  7. 1.2 miSharp right onto Cedar River Trail, heading N.
  8. 0.7 miPass Cedar River.
  9. 50 ftReach Lake Wilderness Arboretum, then turn around and head back the way you came.
  10. 0.7 miSharp left onto Green to Cedar Rivers Trail, heading NW.
  11. 1.2 miTurn left, heading S.
  12. 0.1 miTurn right, heading SE.
  13. 0.1 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-wilderness-arboretum-cedar-river-out-back-3-beaches

Trail surface

82% gravel18% dirt

Weather

FogTemperature 72°F48°
Precip0%Wind2 mphUV5Humidity54%
Rained 0.4″ 7 days ago
Hourly temperature
75°45°
Sunrise 6:53 AM12 AM3 AM9 AM12 PM3 PMSunset 7:12 PM
Mon 70°49°
Tue 67°51°
Wed 68°47°
Thu 58°49° 60%
Fri 57°48° 66%
Sat 63°48°

Sunset

The best sunset spot on this hike is 1.0 mi in (~26 min). Leave by 6:26 PM for the 7:12 PM sunset. Back at your car by 7:54 PM, after dark — bring a headlamp.

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Good to know

  • Transit-accessible: Maple Vally - Black Diamond Road Southeast & Southeast 240th Street stop 775 m from the trailhead
  • Toilets at the trailhead
  • Parking lot at the trailhead

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