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Cedar River Municipal Watershed

Twilight Lake–Forest Road 5484, 3 sights

11.5 mi · ▲ 2,741 ft · 5 hr 12 min

Twilight Lake–Forest Road 5484, 3 sights is an 11.5-mile out-and-back in Cedar River Municipal Watershed near Stampede, WA. The route reaches Twilight Lake. It climbs 2,741 ft, with sections as steep as 23% grade, and is mostly dirt. It scores 81/100 on the Ambleway Wildness scale: genuinely wild.

Elevation

0 mi3,068 – 4,091 ft · steepest grade: 23%11.7 mi

Getting there

Trailhead: Forest Road 5484 47.30446, -121.40357
Nearest town Stampede, WA
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Twilight Lake–Forest Road 5484, 3 sights

11.5 mi · ▲ 2,741 ft · 5 hr 12 min

Elevation 3,068–4,090 ft

Out & Back · Cedar River Municipal Watershed

Trailhead: Forest Road 5484 · 47.30446, -121.40357

Weather Sep 4: Light drizzle, high 58°F / low 44° · precip 50% · wind 1 mph · sunrise 6:30 AM · sunset 7:42 PM

  1. Start on Forest Road 5484, heading SW.
  2. 0.2 miTurn right onto Stirrup Lake Trail, heading NW.
  3. 0.6 miContinue straight onto Pacific Crest Trail, heading W.
  4. 50 ftContinue straight onto Stirrup Lake Trail, heading W.
  5. 50 ftContinue straight onto Pacific Crest Trail, heading W.
  6. 3.5 miPass Twilight Lake.
  7. 0.5 miTurn right onto Twilight Lake Trail, heading NE.
  8. 1 miReach Twilight Lake, then turn around and head back the way you came.
  9. 1 miTurn left onto Pacific Crest Trail, heading N.
  10. 4 miContinue straight onto Stirrup Lake Trail, heading S.
  11. 50 ftContinue straight onto Pacific Crest Trail, heading S.
  12. 50 ftContinue straight onto Stirrup Lake Trail, heading S.
  13. 0.6 miTurn left onto Forest Road 5484, heading NE.
  14. 0.1 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/abiel-peak-mirror-lake-out-back-4-lakes-22-km

Trail surface

97% dirt3% unspecified

Weather

Light drizzleTemperature 58°F44°
Precip50%Wind1 mphUV5Humidity65%
Rained 0.1″ 6 days ago
Hourly temperatureRain chance
60°40° 12 AM: 16% rain1 AM: 13% rain2 AM: 7% rain3 AM: 3% rain4 AM: 4% rain5 AM: 4% rain6 AM: 5% rain7 AM: 5% rain8 AM: 4% rain9 AM: 4% rain10 AM: 1% rain11 AM: 3% rain12 PM: 8% rain1 PM: 16% rain2 PM: 26% rain3 PM: 31% rain4 PM: 50% rain5 PM: 42% rain6 PM: 44% rain7 PM: 43% rain8 PM: 17% rain9 PM: 3% rain10 PM: 1% rain11 PM: 1% rain
Sunrise 6:30 AM12 AM3 AM9 AM12 PM3 PMSunset 7:42 PM
Sat 58°45° 44%
Sun 63°46° 30%
Mon 60°43° 18%
Tue 70°45°
Wed 74°48°
Thu 62°47°

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