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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 Aug 3: Fog, high 77°F / low 48° · precip 0% · wind 5 mph · sunrise 5:50 AM · sunset 8:40 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

FogTemperature 77°F48°
Precip0%Wind5 mphUV7Humidity68%
Hourly temperature
80°45°
Sunrise 5:50 AM12 AM3 AM9 AM12 PM3 PM6 PMSunset 8:40 PM
Tue 85°55°
Wed 91°58°
Thu 91°58°
Fri 83°52°
Sat 82°51°
Sun 83°53°

Sunset

The best sunset spot on this hike is 0.3 mi in (~9 min). Leave by 8:12 PM for the 8:40 PM sunset. Back at your car by 9:04 PM — 12 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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