Cedar River Municipal Watershed

Mirror Lake–Twilight Lake, 5 sights

9.7 mi · ▲ 2,599 ft · 4 hr 32 min

Mirror Lake–Twilight Lake, 5 sights is a 9.7-mile out-and-back in Cedar River Municipal Watershed near Stampede, WA. The route passes Twilight Lake and Mirror Lake. It climbs 2,599 ft, with sections as steep as 29% grade, and is mostly dirt. It scores 80/100 on the Ambleway Wildness scale: genuinely wild.

Elevation

0 mi3,432 – 4,239 ft · steepest grade: 29%9.9 mi

Getting there

Trailhead: 5483-122 47.31577, -121.41818
Nearest town Stampede, WA

Directions

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Mirror Lake–Twilight Lake, 5 sights

9.7 mi · ▲ 2,599 ft · 4 hr 32 min

Elevation 3,433–4,240 ft

Out & Back · Cedar River Municipal Watershed

Trailhead: 5483-122 · 47.31577, -121.41818

Weather Aug 3: Clear, high 68°F / low 43° · precip 1% · wind 4 mph · sunrise 5:47 AM · sunset 8:38 PM

  1. Start on 5483-122, heading NW.
  2. 0.9 miSharp right onto Pacific Crest Trail, heading N.
  3. 1.4 miPass Twilight Lake.
  4. 0.8 miPass Mirror Lake.
  5. 0.3 miBear right onto Mirror Lake Trail, heading N.
  6. 0.8 miContinue straight onto Forest Road 5480, heading SE.
  7. 0.6 miReach Mirror Lake, then turn around and head back the way you came.
  8. 0.6 miContinue straight onto Mirror Lake Trail, heading NW.
  9. 0.8 miBear left onto Pacific Crest Trail, heading SW.
  10. 2.6 miSharp left onto 5483-122, heading S.
  11. 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.

Trail surface

70% dirt12% gravel18% unspecified

Weather

ClearTemperature 68°F43°
Precip1%Wind4 mphUV7Humidity74%
Hourly temperature
70°40°
Sunrise 5:47 AM12 AM3 AM9 AM12 PM3 PM6 PMSunset 8:38 PM
Tue 75°55°
Wed 81°57°
Thu 82°53°
Fri 73°47°
Sat 71°45°
Sun 73°45°

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