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Cedar River Municipal Watershed

National Forest Development Road 5040

8 mi · ▲ 948 ft · 3 hr 8 min

National Forest Development Road 5040 is an 8-mile out-and-back in Cedar River Municipal Watershed near Bandera, WA. It climbs 948 ft, with sections as steep as 15% grade. It scores 84/100 on the Ambleway Wildness scale: genuinely wild.

Elevation

0 mi2,126 – 2,500 ft · steepest grade: 15%8.1 mi

Getting there

Trailhead: Unnamed 47.30652, -121.52101
Nearest town Bandera, WA
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National Forest Development Road 5040

8 mi · ▲ 948 ft · 3 hr 8 min

Elevation 2,126–2,501 ft

Out & Back · Cedar River Municipal Watershed

Trailhead: 47.30652, -121.52101

Weather Aug 3: Clear, high 68°F / low 44° · precip 2% · wind 0 mph · sunrise 5:48 AM · sunset 8:38 PM

  1. Start at the trailhead, heading E.
  2. 1 miTurn left, heading N.
  3. 0.4 miBear left, heading N.
  4. 0.6 miBear left, heading NW.
  5. 0.3 miBear left onto National Forest Development Road 5040, heading W.
  6. 1.7 miReach National Forest Development Road 5040, then turn around and head back the way you came.
  7. 1.7 miBear right, heading E.
  8. 0.3 miBear right, heading SE.
  9. 0.6 miBear right, heading S.
  10. 0.4 miTurn right, heading S.
  11. 0.9 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-5040-out-back-13-km-4ff6

Weather

ClearTemperature 68°F44°
Precip2%Wind0 mphUV7Humidity76%
Hourly temperature
70°40°
Sunrise 5:48 AM12 AM3 AM9 AM12 PM3 PM6 PMSunset 8:38 PM
Tue 79°56°
Wed 84°60°
Thu 84°56°
Fri 76°49°
Sat 74°48°
Sun 76°48°

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