5030-612–5510-510, 4 sights is a 16-mile out-and-back in Cedar River Municipal Watershed near Bandera, WA. It climbs 2,784 ft, with sections as steep as 40% grade. It scores 82/100 on the Ambleway Wildness scale: genuinely wild.
Elevation
0 mi3,570 – 4,639 ft · steepest grade: 40%16.2 mi
Getting there
Trailhead: 5510-510 47.36157, -121.52801
Nearest town Bandera, WA
Directions
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5030-612–5510-510, 4 sights
16 mi · ▲ 2,784 ft · 6 hr 44 min
Elevation 3,569–4,639 ft
Out & Back · Cedar River Municipal Watershed
Trailhead: 5510-510 · 47.36157, -121.52801
Weather Sep 4: Light rain, high 53°F / low 40° · precip 48% · wind 7 mph · sunrise 6:30 AM · sunset 7:42 PM
- Start on 5510-510, heading E.
- 0.2 miContinue straight onto NF-65 (abandoned), heading E.
- 50 ftBear right onto 5510-510, heading E.
- 1.2 miSharp left onto 5030-612, heading SE.
- 0.6 miSharp right onto National Forest Development Road 5030, heading S.
- 2.8 miContinue straight onto National Forest Development Road 5036, heading SW.
- 3.2 miReach 5510-510, then turn around and head back the way you came.
- 3.2 miContinue straight onto National Forest Development Road 5030, heading NE.
- 2.8 miSharp left onto 5030-612, heading E.
- 0.6 miSharp right onto 5510-510, heading SW.
- 1.2 miBear left onto NF-65 (abandoned), heading N.
- 50 ftContinue straight onto 5510-510, heading N.
- 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.
Trail surface
100% unspecified
Weather
Light rainTemperature 53°F40°
Feels like45°Precip48%Wind7 mphUV5Humidity71%
Rained 0.1″ yesterday (0.3″ over the last week)
Hourly temperatureRain chance
55°40°
Sunrise 6:30 AM12 AM3 AM9 AM12 PM3 PMSunset 7:42 PM
Sat
54°43°
46%
Sun
63°42°
38%
Mon
59°40°
20%
Tue
73°42°
Wed
78°49°
Thu
66°50°
16%
Sunset
The best sunset spot on this hike is 1.0 mi in (~39 min). Leave by 6:44 PM for the 7:42 PM sunset. Back at your car by 8:21 PM, after dark — bring a headlamp.
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