AMBLEWAY Wildest hikes

Olallie State Park

9021-110–Change Creek Trail, 4 sights

12.5 mi · ▲ 3,689 ft · 6 hr 1 min

9021-110–Change Creek Trail, 4 sights is a 12.5-mile out-and-back in Olallie State Park near Ragnar, WA. It climbs 3,689 ft, with sections as steep as 34% grade. It scores 18/100 on the Ambleway Wildness scale: paved and peopled.

Elevation

0 mi1,184 – 4,311 ft · steepest grade: 34%12.8 mi

Getting there

Trailhead: Unnamed 47.44107, -121.66852
Nearest town Ragnar, WA
Google Maps Apple Maps

Directions

AMBLEWAYwww.ambleway.com

9021-110–Change Creek Trail, 4 sights

12.5 mi · ▲ 3,689 ft · 6 hr 1 min

Elevation 1,183–4,313 ft

Out & Back · Olallie State Park

Trailhead: 47.44107, -121.66852

Weather Aug 4: sunrise 5:49 AM · sunset 8:38 PM

  1. Start at the trailhead, heading SE.
  2. 0.4 miSharp right onto Deception Crags Climbers' Trail, heading W.
  3. 0.1 miTurn left onto Change Creek Trestle, heading SE.
  4. 200 ftContinue straight onto Palouse to Cascades State Park Trail, heading SE.
  5. 0.1 miBear right onto Change Creek Trail, heading SE.
  6. 50 ftContinue straight onto Hall Creek Trestle, heading SE.
  7. 0.2 miBear left onto Hall Creek Trail, heading S.
  8. 50 ftContinue straight onto Zig Zag Trail, heading S.
  9. 50 ftContinue straight onto Palouse to Cascades State Park Trail, heading S.
  10. 1.9 miTurn right, heading E.
  11. 0.5 miTurn right onto 9021-110, heading SE.
  12. 50 ftSharp left, heading SE.
  13. 3 miReach Change Creek Trail, then turn around and head back the way you came.
  14. 2.6 miTurn left, heading E.
  15. 0.3 miTurn left, heading E.
  16. 0.5 miTurn left onto Palouse to Cascades State Park Trail, heading W.
  17. 1.9 miContinue straight onto Zig Zag Trail, heading W.
  18. 50 ftContinue straight onto Hall Creek Trail, heading W.
  19. 50 ftBear right onto Hall Creek Trestle, heading W.
  20. 0.1 miContinue straight onto Change Creek Trail, heading NW.
  21. 100 ftBear left onto Palouse to Cascades State Park Trail, heading N.
  22. 0.1 miContinue straight onto Change Creek Trestle, heading NW.
  23. 200 ftTurn right onto Deception Crags Climbers' Trail, heading NW.
  24. 0.2 miSharp left, heading NW.
  25. 0.3 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/9021-110-change-creek-trail-out-back-4-sights-20-km-a4cc

Trail surface

35% gravel7% paved3% dirt55% unspecified

Weather

Sunrise 5:49 AMSunset 8:38 PM

Sunset

The best sunset spot on this hike is 6.1 mi in (~243 min). Leave by 4:15 PM for the 8:38 PM sunset. Back at your car by 11:28 PM, after dark — bring a headlamp.

More sunset hikes nearby

Other ways to reach this destination

Hikes near Ragnar, Washington