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Legacy Site–Lake Wilderness Arboretum, 8 beaches is a 6-mile out-and-back in Green To Cedar Rivers Trail Site near Danville, WA. The route passes Lake Wilderness, Green To Cedar Rivers Trail Site Beach, Legacy Site and 2 more before reaching Cedar River at the turnaround, 3 miles in. It is mostly level, with 140 ft of elevation gain, and mostly gravel. It scores 0/100 on the Ambleway Wildness scale: paved and peopled.

Elevation

0 mi358 – 535 ft6.5 mi

Getting there

Trailhead: Unnamed 47.37225, -122.03235
Nearest town Danville, WA

Directions

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Legacy Site–Lake Wilderness Arboretum, 8 beaches

6 mi · ▲ 140 ft · 2 hr 4 min

Elevation 356–535 ft

Out & Back · Green To Cedar Rivers Trail Site

Trailhead: 47.37225, -122.03235

Weather Sep 4: Light drizzle, high 69°F / low 51° · precip 41% · wind 3 mph · sunrise 6:32 AM · sunset 7:44 PM

Transit-accessible: Maple Vally - Black Diamond Road Southeast & Southeast 253rd Place stop 625 m from the trailhead

  1. Start at the trailhead, heading N.
  2. 50 ftPass Lake Wilderness.
  3. 50 ftPass Green To Cedar Rivers Trail Site Beach.
  4. 50 ftPass Legacy Site.
  5. 50 ftTurn left onto Green to Cedar Rivers Trail, heading N.
  6. 0.2 miPass Lake Wilderness Park Beach.
  7. 0.3 miPass Lake Wilderness Arboretum.
  8. 0.1 miTurn right, heading NW.
  9. 50 ftTurn left onto Alder Trail, heading W.
  10. 300 ftTurn right onto Willow Trail, heading NW.
  11. 50 ftTurn left onto Cedar Trail, heading N.
  12. 50 ftBear left onto Maple Trail, heading N.
  13. 300 ftTurn right onto Green to Cedar Rivers Trail, heading S.
  14. 0.2 miBear left, heading NW.
  15. 1.2 miSharp right onto Cedar River Trail, heading N.
  16. 0.7 miPass Cedar River.
  17. 150 ftReach Legacy Site, then turn around and head back the way you came.
  18. 0.7 miSharp left onto Green to Cedar Rivers Trail, heading NW.
  19. 1.2 miTurn left, heading S.
  20. 0.2 miTurn left onto Maple Trail, heading SE.
  21. 250 ftBear right onto Cedar Trail, heading SE.
  22. 50 ftTurn right onto Willow Trail, heading SE.
  23. 100 ftTurn left onto Alder Trail, heading SE.
  24. 300 ftTurn right, heading SE.
  25. 50 ftTurn left onto Green to Cedar Rivers Trail, heading SE.
  26. 0.7 miTurn right, heading SE.
  27. 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 surface

87% gravel12% dirt1% unspecified

Weather

Light drizzleTemperature 69°F51°
Precip41%Wind3 mphUV5Humidity55%
Rained 0.1″ 2 days ago (0.2″ over the last week)
Hourly temperatureRain chance
70°50° 12 AM: 18% rain1 AM: 22% rain2 AM: 23% rain3 AM: 8% rain4 AM: 3% rain5 AM: 4% rain6 AM: 6% rain7 AM: 7% rain8 AM: 4% rain9 AM: 3% rain10 AM: 2% rain11 AM: 1% rain12 PM: 4% rain1 PM: 5% rain2 PM: 11% rain3 PM: 13% rain4 PM: 30% rain5 PM: 27% rain6 PM: 41% rain7 PM: 29% rain8 PM: 19% rain9 PM: 8% rain10 PM: 5% rain11 PM: 3% rain
Sunrise 6:32 AM12 AM3 AM9 AM12 PM3 PMSunset 7:44 PM
Sat 70°50° 34%
Sun 72°49°
Mon 68°49°
Tue 76°50°
Wed 86°54°
Thu 75°56°

Sunset

The best sunset spot on this hike is 0.3 mi in (~9 min). Leave by 7:16 PM for the 7:44 PM sunset. Back at your car by 8:08 PM — 8 min before dark.

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Good to know

  • Transit-accessible: Maple Vally - Black Diamond Road Southeast & Southeast 253rd Place stop 625 m from the trailhead

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