Cedar River Municipal Watershed
Mirror Lake–Twilight Lake, 4 sights
10.2 mi · ▲ 2,883 ft · 4 hr 50 min
Mirror Lake–Twilight Lake, 4 sights is a 10.2-mile out-and-back in Cedar River Municipal Watershed near Snoqualmie Pass, WA. The route passes Mirror Lake and Twilight Lake. It climbs 2,883 ft, with sections as steep as 31% grade. It scores 85/100 on the Ambleway Wildness scale: genuinely wild.
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Mirror Lake–Twilight Lake, 4 sights
10.2 mi · ▲ 2,883 ft · 4 hr 50 min
Elevation 2,936–4,240 ft
Out & Back · Cedar River Municipal Watershed
Trailhead: Forest Road 5480 · 47.34235, -121.42256
Weather Aug 3: Clear, high 67°F / low 45° · precip 1% · wind 7 mph · sunrise 5:47 AM · sunset 8:38 PM
Parking lot at the trailhead
- Start on Forest Road 5480, heading NW.
- 0.3 miBear left onto Mirror Lake Trail, heading NW.
- 0.8 miBear left onto Pacific Crest Trail, heading S.
- 50 ftPass Mirror Lake.
- 1.1 miPass Twilight Lake.
- 0.5 miContinue straight onto National Forest Development Road 5044, heading S.
- 2.3 miReach Mirror Lake, then turn around and head back the way you came.
- 2.3 miContinue straight onto Pacific Crest Trail, heading E.
- 1.7 miBear right onto Mirror Lake Trail, heading W.
- 0.8 miBear right onto Forest Road 5480, heading SE.
- 0.2 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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More from Forest Road 5480 Trailhead
- Mirror Lake & Mirror Lake Trail via Pacific Crest Trail 2.9 mi · ▲ 706 ft
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