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 Aug 3: Overcast, high 74°F / low 49° · precip 0% · wind 4 mph · sunrise 5:49 AM · sunset 8:40 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

OvercastTemperature 74°F49°
Precip0%Wind4 mphUV7Humidity54%
Hourly temperature
75°45°
Sunrise 5:49 AM12 AM3 AM9 AM12 PM3 PM6 PMSunset 8:40 PM
Tue 82°57°
Wed 89°61°
Thu 88°59°
Fri 80°51°
Sat 79°51°
Sun 81°52°

Sunset

The best sunset spot on this hike is 0.1 mi in (~4 min). Leave by 8:16 PM for the 8:40 PM sunset. Back at your car by 8:58 PM — 18 min before dark.

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