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Cedar River Municipal Watershed

Twilight Lake–National Forest Development Road 5040, 4 sights

15.2 mi · ▲ 2,518 ft · 6 hr 20 min

Twilight Lake–National Forest Development Road 5040, 4 sights is a 15.2-mile out-and-back in Cedar River Municipal Watershed near Bandera, WA. The route reaches Twilight Lake at the turnaround, 7.6 miles in. It climbs 2,518 ft, with sections as steep as 27% grade. It scores 88/100 on the Ambleway Wildness scale: genuinely wild.

Elevation

0 mi2,126 – 4,013 ft · steepest grade: 27%15.4 mi

Getting there

Trailhead: National Forest Development Road 5040 47.34089, -121.53693
Nearest town Bandera, WA
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Twilight Lake–National Forest Development Road 5040, 4 sights

15.2 mi · ▲ 2,518 ft · 6 hr 20 min

Elevation 2,126–4,011 ft

Out & Back · Cedar River Municipal Watershed

Trailhead: National Forest Development Road 5040 · 47.34089, -121.53693

Weather Sep 4: Heavy drizzle, high 62°F / low 47° · precip 50% · wind 4 mph · sunrise 6:30 AM · sunset 7:42 PM

  1. Start on National Forest Development Road 5040, heading E.
  2. 1.7 miBear right, heading E.
  3. 100 ftContinue straight onto National Forest Development Road 5043, heading E.
  4. 2.3 miContinue straight onto National Forest Development Road 5044, heading E.
  5. 3.2 miContinue straight onto Pacific Crest Trail, heading SE.
  6. 0.5 miReach Twilight Lake, then turn around and head back the way you came.
  7. 0.5 miContinue straight onto National Forest Development Road 5044, heading SE.
  8. 3.2 miContinue straight onto National Forest Development Road 5043, heading W.
  9. 2.3 miBear left onto National Forest Development Road 5040, heading W.
  10. 1.6 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/twilight-lake-twilight-lake-out-back-25-km

Trail surface

7% dirt93% unspecified

Weather

Heavy drizzleTemperature 62°F47°
Feels like49°Precip50%Wind4 mphUV5Humidity59%
Rained 0.1″ yesterday (0.3″ over the last week)
Hourly temperatureRain chance
65°45° 12 AM: 19% rain1 AM: 15% rain2 AM: 10% rain3 AM: 3% rain4 AM: 3% rain5 AM: 5% rain6 AM: 8% rain7 AM: 7% rain8 AM: 7% rain9 AM: 7% rain10 AM: 1% rain11 AM: 2% rain12 PM: 7% rain1 PM: 14% rain2 PM: 28% rain3 PM: 35% rain4 PM: 46% rain5 PM: 47% rain6 PM: 50% rain7 PM: 42% 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 62°48° 41%
Sun 65°49° 28%
Mon 60°46° 19%
Tue 71°48°
Wed 75°52°
Thu 62°50°

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