9021-210 & National Forest Development Road 9020 via Palouse to Cascades State Park Trail

8.6 mi · ▲ 1,699 ft · 3 hr 43 min

9021-210 & National Forest Development Road 9020 via Palouse to Cascades State Park Trail is an 8.6-mile out-and-back near Garcia, WA. It climbs 1,699 ft, with sections as steep as 36% grade. It scores 4/100 on the Ambleway Wildness scale: paved and peopled.

Elevation

0 mi1,644 – 2,585 ft · steepest grade: 36%8.8 mi

Getting there

Trailhead: National Forest Development Road 9020 47.40662, -121.60471
Nearest town Garcia, WA

Directions

AMBLEWAYwww.ambleway.com

9021-210 & National Forest Development Road 9020 via Palouse to Cascades State Park Trail

8.6 mi · ▲ 1,699 ft · 3 hr 43 min

Elevation 1,642–2,584 ft

Out & Back

Trailhead: National Forest Development Road 9020 · 47.40662, -121.60471

Weather Sep 5: Heavy drizzle, high 64°F / low 50° · precip 54% · wind 4 mph · sunrise 6:32 AM · sunset 7:41 PM

  1. Start on National Forest Development Road 9020, heading S.
  2. 0.6 miTurn left, heading NE.
  3. 0.3 miSharp right, heading E.
  4. 350 ftSharp left onto Palouse to Cascades State Park Trail, heading NW.
  5. 2 miSharp left, heading W.
  6. 0.5 miTurn left onto 9021-110, heading SW.
  7. 0.3 miTurn left onto 9021-210, heading E.
  8. 0.5 miReach National Forest Development Road 9020, then turn around and head back the way you came.
  9. 0.5 miTurn right onto 9021-110, heading N.
  10. 0.3 miTurn right, heading NW.
  11. 0.5 miSharp right onto Palouse to Cascades State Park Trail, heading W.
  12. 2 miSharp right, heading SE.
  13. 350 ftSharp left, heading SE.
  14. 0.3 miTurn right onto National Forest Development Road 9020, heading SW.
  15. 0.6 miArrive back at the trailhead.

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

Trail surface

46% gravel54% unspecified

Weather

Heavy drizzleTemperature 64°F50°
Precip54%Wind4 mphUV5Humidity55%
Rained 0.1″ 2 days ago (0.2″ over the last week)
Hourly temperatureRain chance
65°50° 12 AM: 1% rain1 AM: 1% rain2 AM: 1% rain3 AM: 1% rain4 AM: 1% rain5 AM: 2% rain6 AM: 2% rain7 AM: 2% rain8 AM: 3% rain9 AM: 4% rain10 AM: 4% rain11 AM: 2% rain12 PM: 6% rain1 PM: 20% rain2 PM: 44% rain3 PM: 54% rain4 PM: 44% rain5 PM: 32% rain6 PM: 30% rain7 PM: 21% rain8 PM: 12% rain9 PM: 5% rain10 PM: 5% rain11 PM: 4% rain
Sunrise 6:32 AM12 AM3 AM9 AM12 PM3 PMSunset 7:41 PM
Sun 65°49° 24%
Mon 58°45° 19%
Tue 69°47°
Wed 74°50°
Thu 61°48°
Fri 63°43° 30%

Other ways to reach this destination

More from National Forest Development Road 9020 Trailhead