Cedar River Municipal Watershed

National Forest Development Road 5145 Loop

15.4 mi · ▲ 1,694 ft · 5 hr 59 min

National Forest Development Road 5145 Loop is a 15.4-mile loop in Cedar River Municipal Watershed near Kangley, WA. It climbs 1,694 ft. It scores 76/100 on the Ambleway Wildness scale: genuinely wild.

Elevation

0 mi1,053 – 2,080 ft15.6 mi

Getting there

Trailhead: Unnamed 47.36502, -121.87415
Nearest town Kangley, WA

Directions

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National Forest Development Road 5145 Loop

15.4 mi · ▲ 1,694 ft · 5 hr 59 min

Elevation 1,053–2,080 ft

Loop · Cedar River Municipal Watershed

Trailhead: 47.36502, -121.87415

Weather Sep 20: sunrise 6:52 AM · sunset 7:11 PM

  1. Start at the trailhead, heading SE.
  2. 0.2 miTurn left, heading SE.
  3. 4 miTurn right, heading NE.
  4. 0.5 miTurn right onto National Forest Development Road 5145, heading NE.
  5. 1.5 miBear right, heading SE.
  6. 4.2 miTurn left, heading W.
  7. 1.9 miBear left, heading NW.
  8. 100 ftTurn left, heading W.
  9. 2.7 miTurn left, heading NE.
  10. 0.2 miTurn right, heading NW.
  11. 0.1 miThe loop closes back at the trailhead.

Each distance is the walk from the previous step. Tap a step for a map of its junction.

Weather

Sunrise 6:52 AMSunset 7:11 PM

Sunset

The best sunset spot on this hike is right at the trailhead, so there is no walk out. Be there by 6:51 PM to have the sun's last 20 minutes of sky before it sets at 7:11 PM. Your car is right there — dark at 7:42 PM.

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