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Green To Cedar Rivers Trail Site

Legacy Site–Lake Wilderness Arboretum, 6 beaches

5.3 mi · ▲ 234 ft · 1 hr 53 min

Legacy Site–Lake Wilderness Arboretum, 6 beaches is a 5.3-mile out-and-back in Green To Cedar Rivers Trail Site near Maple Valley, WA. The route passes Lake Wilderness Park Beach, Lake Wilderness Arboretum, Lake Wilderness and 2 more. It is mostly level, with 234 ft of elevation gain, and mostly gravel. It scores 0/100 on the Ambleway Wildness scale: paved and peopled.

Elevation

0 mi345 – 594 ft6.1 mi

Getting there

Trailhead: Unnamed 47.39879, -122.04287
Nearest town Maple Valley, WA
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Legacy Site–Lake Wilderness Arboretum, 6 beaches

5.3 mi · ▲ 234 ft · 1 hr 53 min

Elevation 345–595 ft

Out & Back · Green To Cedar Rivers Trail Site

Trailhead: 47.39879, -122.04287

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

Transit-accessible: State Route 169 & Southeast 231st Street stop 317 m from the trailhead

  1. Start at the trailhead, heading SW.
  2. 100 ftBear left onto Green to Cedar Rivers Trail, heading S.
  3. 1.2 miTurn left, heading SE.
  4. 0.2 miTurn left onto Maple Trail, heading E.
  5. 50 ftPass Lake Wilderness Park Beach.
  6. 50 ftPass Lake Wilderness Arboretum.
  7. 250 ftBear right onto Cedar Trail, heading E.
  8. 50 ftTurn right onto Willow Trail, heading E.
  9. 100 ftTurn left onto Alder Trail, heading E.
  10. 300 ftTurn right, heading N.
  11. 50 ftTurn left onto Green to Cedar Rivers Trail, heading N.
  12. 400 ftPass Lake Wilderness.
  13. 0.4 miPass Green To Cedar Rivers Trail Site Beach.
  14. 0.2 miPass Legacy Site.
  15. 0.1 miBear right, heading S.
  16. 250 ftTurn left onto Blue Cougar, heading S.
  17. 450 ftContinue straight onto Legacy Loop, heading S.
  18. 0.1 miSharp right onto Leave It To Beaver, heading SE.
  19. 300 ftTurn left onto Tahomie Gnomie, heading E.
  20. 50 ftBear left, heading E.
  21. 50 ftReach Legacy Site, then turn around and head back the way you came.
  22. 50 ftTurn right onto Leave It To Beaver, heading E.
  23. 250 ftSharp left onto Legacy Loop, heading SE.
  24. 0.1 miContinue straight onto Blue Cougar, heading E.
  25. 450 ftTurn right onto Green to Cedar Rivers Trail, heading NE.
  26. 150 ftTurn right, heading SE.
  27. 0.8 miTurn right, heading NW.
  28. 50 ftTurn left onto Alder Trail, heading NW.
  29. 250 ftTurn right onto Willow Trail, heading NW.
  30. 100 ftTurn left onto Cedar Trail, heading NW.
  31. 50 ftBear left onto Maple Trail, heading NW.
  32. 250 ftTurn right onto Green to Cedar Rivers Trail, heading NW.
  33. 0.2 miBear left, heading W.
  34. 1.2 miBear right, heading NE.
  35. 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/legacy-site-lake-wilderness-arboretum-out-back-5-beaches-9-km-9c98

Trail surface

82% gravel17% dirt1% unspecified

Weather

FogTemperature 77°F48°
Precip0%Wind5 mphUV7Humidity75%
Hourly temperature
80°45°
Sunrise 5:50 AM12 AM3 AM9 AM12 PM3 PM6 PMSunset 8:41 PM
Tue 85°56°
Wed 91°58°
Thu 91°58°
Fri 86°55°
Sat 84°54°
Sun 82°52°

Sunset

The best sunset spot on this hike is 1.9 mi in (~51 min). Leave by 7:29 PM for the 8:41 PM sunset. Back at your car by 9:43 PM, after dark — bring a headlamp.

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Good to know

  • Transit-accessible: State Route 169 & Southeast 231st Street stop 317 m from the trailhead

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