Mars Landing Road via Cedar Swamp Road
9.6 mi · ▲ 1,990 ft · 4 hr 12 min
Mars Landing Road via Cedar Swamp Road is a 9.6-mile out-and-back in Yacolt Burn State Forest near Saint Cloud, WA. It climbs 1,990 ft, with sections as steep as 28% grade. It scores 80/100 on the Ambleway Wildness scale: genuinely wild.
Elevation
0 mi761 – 2,576 ft · steepest grade: 28%9.7 mi
Getting there
Trailhead: Unnamed 45.67561, -122.09385
Nearest town Saint Cloud, WA
Directions
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Mars Landing Road via Cedar Swamp Road
9.6 mi · ▲ 1,990 ft · 4 hr 12 min
Elevation 762–2,576 ft
Out & Back · Yacolt Burn State Forest
Trailhead: 45.67561, -122.09385
Weather Sep 4: Light drizzle, high 57°F / low 45° · precip 57% · wind 3 mph · sunrise 6:34 AM · sunset 7:43 PM
- Start at the trailhead, heading NE.
- 200 ftBear right, heading E.
- 1.2 miTurn right, heading SW.
- 0.8 miTurn left, heading E.
- 0.4 miTurn left onto Cedar Swamp Road, heading NE.
- 2 miTurn left onto Mars Landing Road, heading SE.
- 0.4 miReach Mars Landing Road, then turn around and head back the way you came.
- 0.4 miTurn right onto Cedar Swamp Road, heading NW.
- 2 miTurn right, heading SW.
- 0.4 miTurn right, heading W.
- 0.8 miTurn left, heading NE.
- 1.2 miBear left, heading W.
- 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
20% dirt80% unspecified
Weather
Light drizzleTemperature 57°F45°
Precip57%Wind3 mphUV6Humidity76%
Rained 0.7″ yesterday · trails may be muddy
Hourly temperatureRain chance
60°45°
Sunrise 6:34 AM12 AM3 AM9 AM12 PM3 PMSunset 7:43 PM
Sat
58°45°
30%
Sun
67°47°
31%
Mon
65°43°
30%
Tue
73°46°
Wed
84°50°
Thu
73°53°
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