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Green To Cedar Rivers Trail Site

Lake Wilderness Arboretum–Lake Wilderness, 4 beaches

3.5 mi · ▲ 145 ft · 1 hr 14 min

Lake Wilderness Arboretum–Lake Wilderness, 4 beaches is a 3.5-mile out-and-back in Green To Cedar Rivers Trail Site near Wilderness, WA. The route passes Lake Wilderness Park Beach, Lake Wilderness Arboretum and Lake Wilderness. 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 – 492 ft4.0 mi

Getting there

Trailhead: Unnamed 47.37980, -122.03891
Nearest town Wilderness, WA
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Lake Wilderness Arboretum–Lake Wilderness, 4 beaches

3.5 mi · ▲ 145 ft · 1 hr 14 min

Elevation 357–491 ft

Out & Back · Green To Cedar Rivers Trail Site

Trailhead: 47.37980, -122.03891

Weather Aug 3: Fog, high 77°F / low 48° · precip 0% · wind 4 mph · sunrise 5:50 AM · sunset 8:41 PM

Transit-accessible: Maple Vally - Black Diamond Road Southeast & Southeast 240th Street stop 735 m from the trailhead · Toilets at the trailhead · Drinking water at the trailhead · Parking lot at the trailhead

  1. Start at the trailhead, heading N.
  2. 50 ftPass Lake Wilderness Park Beach.
  3. 50 ftPass Lake Wilderness Arboretum.
  4. 50 ftPass Lake Wilderness.
  5. 250 ftSharp left onto Green to Cedar Rivers Trail, heading W.
  6. 0.1 miTurn right, heading NW.
  7. 50 ftTurn left onto Alder Trail, heading NW.
  8. 250 ftTurn right onto Willow Trail, heading NW.
  9. 100 ftTurn left onto Cedar Trail, heading NW.
  10. 50 ftBear left onto Maple Trail, heading NW.
  11. 250 ftTurn right onto Green to Cedar Rivers Trail, heading S.
  12. 0.2 miBear left, heading W.
  13. 1.2 miContinue straight onto Cedar River Trail, heading N.
  14. 300 ftReach Lake Wilderness Arboretum, then turn around and head back the way you came.
  15. 300 ftContinue straight onto Green to Cedar Rivers Trail, heading N.
  16. 1.2 miTurn left, heading S.
  17. 0.2 miTurn left onto Maple Trail, heading SE.
  18. 250 ftBear right onto Cedar Trail, heading SE.
  19. 50 ftTurn right onto Willow Trail, heading SE.
  20. 50 ftTurn left onto Alder Trail, heading SE.
  21. 300 ftTurn right, heading E.
  22. 50 ftTurn left onto Green to Cedar Rivers Trail, heading SE.
  23. 500 ftSharp right, heading E.
  24. 50 ftArrive 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-park-beach-out-back-4-km

Trail surface

84% gravel15% dirt1% unspecified

Weather

FogTemperature 77°F48°
Precip0%Wind4 mphUV7Humidity73%
Hourly temperature
80°45°
Sunrise 5:50 AM12 AM3 AM9 AM12 PM3 PM6 PMSunset 8:41 PM
Tue 85°55°
Wed 91°58°
Thu 91°58°
Fri 85°54°
Sat 83°54°
Sun 82°52°

Good to know

  • Transit-accessible: Maple Vally - Black Diamond Road Southeast & Southeast 240th Street stop 735 m from the trailhead
  • Toilets at the trailhead
  • Drinking water at the trailhead
  • Parking lot at the trailhead

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