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Cedar River Municipal Watershed

5030-612–5510-510, 4 sights

16 mi · ▲ 2,784 ft · 6 hr 44 min

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
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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 Aug 3: Fog, high 62°F / low 41° · precip 1% · wind 2 mph · sunrise 5:48 AM · sunset 8:38 PM

  1. Start on 5510-510, heading E.
  2. 0.2 miContinue straight onto NF-65 (abandoned), heading E.
  3. 50 ftBear right onto 5510-510, heading E.
  4. 1.2 miSharp left onto 5030-612, heading SE.
  5. 0.6 miSharp right onto National Forest Development Road 5030, heading S.
  6. 2.8 miContinue straight onto National Forest Development Road 5036, heading SW.
  7. 3.2 miReach 5510-510, then turn around and head back the way you came.
  8. 3.2 miContinue straight onto National Forest Development Road 5030, heading NE.
  9. 2.8 miSharp left onto 5030-612, heading E.
  10. 0.6 miSharp right onto 5510-510, heading SW.
  11. 1.2 miBear left onto NF-65 (abandoned), heading N.
  12. 50 ftContinue straight onto 5510-510, heading N.
  13. 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 map, photos and weather for this hike: www.ambleway.com/hikes/national-forest-development-road-5030-out-back-25-km

Trail surface

100% unspecified

Weather

FogTemperature 62°F41°
Precip1%Wind2 mphUV7Humidity75%
Rained 0.2″ 2 days ago
Hourly temperature
65°40°
Sunrise 5:48 AM12 AM3 AM9 AM12 PM3 PM6 PMSunset 8:38 PM
Tue 73°53°
Wed 77°56°
Thu 79°53°
Fri 70°45°
Sat 69°43°
Sun 70°43°

Sunset

The best sunset spot on this hike is 1.1 mi in (~44 min). Leave by 7:34 PM for the 8:38 PM sunset. Back at your car by 9:21 PM, after dark — bring a headlamp.

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