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Cedar River Municipal Watershed

National Forest Development Road 5040

9.8 mi · ▲ 1,358 ft · 3 hr 57 min

National Forest Development Road 5040 is a 9.8-mile out-and-back in Cedar River Municipal Watershed near Bandera, WA. It climbs 1,358 ft. It scores 78/100 on the Ambleway Wildness scale: genuinely wild.

Elevation

0 mi2,320 – 3,327 ft9.8 mi

Getting there

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

9.8 mi · ▲ 1,358 ft · 3 hr 57 min

Elevation 2,319–3,327 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 right, heading S.
  3. 1.9 miContinue straight onto National Forest Development Road 5040, heading SE.
  4. 2.1 miReach National Forest Development Road 5040, then turn around and head back the way you came.
  5. 4 miTurn left, heading W.
  6. 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-16-km-3800

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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