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.
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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 20: Clear, high 78°F / low 57° · precip 1% · wind 5 mph · sunrise 6:51 AM · sunset 7:10 PM
- Start on National Forest Development Road 5040, heading E.
- 1.7 miBear right, heading E.
- 100 ftContinue straight onto National Forest Development Road 5043, heading E.
- 2.3 miContinue straight onto National Forest Development Road 5044, heading E.
- 3.2 miContinue straight onto Pacific Crest Trail, heading SE.
- 0.5 miReach Twilight Lake, then turn around and head back the way you came.
- 0.5 miContinue straight onto National Forest Development Road 5044, heading SE.
- 3.2 miContinue straight onto National Forest Development Road 5043, heading W.
- 2.3 miBear left onto National Forest Development Road 5040, heading W.
- 1.6 miArrive back at the trailhead.
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