9020-210–Palouse to Cascades State Park Trail, 3 sights

15.9 mi · ▲ 2,009 ft · 6 hr 18 min

9020-210–Palouse to Cascades State Park Trail, 3 sights is a 15.9-mile out-and-back near Garcia, WA. It climbs 2,009 ft, with sections as steep as 31% grade. It scores 5/100 on the Ambleway Wildness scale: paved and peopled.

Elevation

0 mi1,214 – 2,428 ft · steepest grade: 31%16.2 mi

Getting there

Trailhead: Unnamed 47.43556, -121.65532
Nearest town Garcia, WA

Directions

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9020-210–Palouse to Cascades State Park Trail, 3 sights

15.9 mi · ▲ 2,009 ft · 6 hr 18 min

Elevation 1,214–2,426 ft

Out & Back

Trailhead: 47.43556, -121.65532

Weather Sep 5: Drizzle, high 65°F / low 51° · precip 58% · wind 6 mph · sunrise 6:32 AM · sunset 7:41 PM

Toilets at the trailhead · Parking lot at the trailhead

  1. Start on Hall Creek Trail, heading S.
  2. 0.2 miTurn left onto Hall Creek Trestle, heading S.
  3. 100 ftBear left onto Hall Creek Trail, heading SE.
  4. 50 ftContinue straight onto Zig Zag Trail, heading E.
  5. 50 ftContinue straight onto Palouse to Cascades State Park Trail, heading E.
  6. 3.9 miSharp right, heading SE.
  7. 350 ftSharp left, heading SE.
  8. 0.3 miBear left onto National Forest Development Road 9020, heading SW.
  9. 2.7 miContinue straight onto 9020-210, heading SE.
  10. 0.8 miReach Palouse to Cascades State Park Trail, then turn around and head back the way you came.
  11. 0.8 miContinue straight onto National Forest Development Road 9020, heading NW.
  12. 2.7 miBear right, heading N.
  13. 0.3 miSharp right, heading W.
  14. 350 ftSharp left onto Palouse to Cascades State Park Trail, heading NW.
  15. 3.9 miContinue straight onto Zig Zag Trail, heading W.
  16. 50 ftContinue straight onto Hall Creek Trail, heading W.
  17. 50 ftBear right onto Hall Creek Trestle, heading W.
  18. 50 ftTurn right onto Hall Creek Trail, heading W.
  19. 0.2 miArrive back at the trailhead.

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

Trail surface

49% gravel3% dirt48% unspecified

Weather

DrizzleTemperature 65°F51°
Precip58%Wind6 mphUV5Humidity54%
Rained 0.1″ 3 days ago (0.4″ over the last week)
Hourly temperatureRain chance
65°50° 12 AM: 1% rain1 AM: 1% rain2 AM: 1% rain3 AM: 1% rain4 AM: 2% rain5 AM: 2% rain6 AM: 2% rain7 AM: 2% rain8 AM: 2% rain9 AM: 3% rain10 AM: 3% rain11 AM: 2% rain12 PM: 5% rain1 PM: 17% rain2 PM: 40% rain3 PM: 58% rain4 PM: 48% rain5 PM: 34% rain6 PM: 33% rain7 PM: 22% rain8 PM: 12% rain9 PM: 6% rain10 PM: 5% rain11 PM: 5% rain
Sunrise 6:32 AM12 AM3 AM9 AM12 PM3 PMSunset 7:41 PM
Sun 69°49° 20%
Mon 62°48° 19%
Tue 73°51°
Wed 78°54°
Thu 65°52°
Fri 67°47° 30%

Good to know

  • Toilets at the trailhead
  • Parking lot at the trailhead

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