Cedar River Municipal Watershed
Mirror Lake–Twilight Lake, 5 sights
12.8 mi · ▲ 2,877 ft · 5 hr 42 min
Mirror Lake–Twilight Lake, 5 sights is a 12.8-mile out-and-back in Cedar River Municipal Watershed near Snoqualmie Pass, WA. The route passes Mirror Lake and Twilight Lake before reaching Meadow Pass at the turnaround, 6.4 miles in. It climbs 2,877 ft, with sections as steep as 27% grade, and is mostly dirt. It scores 85/100 on the Ambleway Wildness scale: genuinely wild.
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Mirror Lake–Twilight Lake, 5 sights
12.8 mi · ▲ 2,877 ft · 5 hr 42 min
Elevation 3,445–4,240 ft
Out & Back · Cedar River Municipal Watershed
Trailhead: Forest Road 5480 · 47.34600, -121.42442
Weather Aug 3: Clear, high 67°F / low 44° · precip 1% · wind 7 mph · sunrise 5:47 AM · sunset 8:38 PM
Parking lot at the trailhead
- Start on Mirror Lake Trail, heading NW.
- 0.8 miBear left onto Pacific Crest Trail, heading S.
- 50 ftPass Mirror Lake.
- 1.1 miPass Twilight Lake.
- 3.5 miBear right onto Stirrup Lake Trail, heading SW.
- 0.9 miPass Meadow Pass.
- 150 ftBear right onto Forest Road 5078, heading W.
- 200 ftReach Mirror Lake, then turn around and head back the way you came.
- 150 ftBear left onto Stirrup Lake Trail, heading NW.
- 0.9 miBear left onto Pacific Crest Trail, heading NE.
- 4.6 miBear right onto Mirror Lake Trail, heading NW.
- 0.8 miArrive back at the trailhead.
Each distance is the walk from the previous step. Tap a step for a map of its junction.
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- Parking lot at the trailhead
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