Chester Morse Lake–Masonry Pool, 3 lakes is a 7.8-mile out-and-back in Cedar River Municipal Watershed near Ragnar, WA. The route passes Chester Morse Lake and Masonry Pool. It climbs 1,754 ft, with sections as steep as 19% grade. It scores 83/100 on the Ambleway Wildness scale: genuinely wild.
Elevation
0 mi1,565 – 3,255 ft · steepest grade: 19%7.9 mi
Getting there
Trailhead: Unnamed 47.40878, -121.72130
Nearest town Ragnar, WA
Directions
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Chester Morse Lake–Masonry Pool, 3 lakes
7.8 mi · ▲ 1,754 ft · 3 hr 29 min
Elevation 1,565–3,254 ft
Out & Back · Cedar River Municipal Watershed
Trailhead: 47.40878, -121.72130
Weather Aug 3: Clear, high 70°F / low 47° · precip 0% · wind 6 mph · sunrise 5:48 AM · sunset 8:39 PM
- Start at the trailhead, heading SW.
- 50 ftPass Chester Morse Lake.
- 0.3 miPass Masonry Pool.
- 0.2 miBear right, heading S.
- 1 miSharp right onto National Forest Development Road 5110, heading NW.
- 2.5 miReach Chester Morse Lake, then turn around and head back the way you came.
- 2.5 miSharp left, heading E.
- 1 miBear left, heading N.
- 0.5 miArrive back at the trailhead.
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Trail surface
2% paved98% unspecified
Weather
ClearTemperature 70°F47°
Precip0%Wind6 mphUV7Humidity64%
Hourly temperature
70°45°
Sunrise 5:48 AM12 AM3 AM9 AM12 PM3 PM6 PMSunset 8:39 PM
Tue
78°56°
Wed
85°61°
Thu
86°59°
Fri
78°51°
Sat
76°51°
Sun
78°51°
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