9070-115 & Forest Road 9070-610 via Palouse to Cascades State Park Trail is an 8.2-mile out-and-back near Rockdale, WA. It climbs 1,952 ft, with sections as steep as 28% grade. It scores 10/100 on the Ambleway Wildness scale: paved and peopled.
Elevation
0 mi1,873 – 3,799 ft · steepest grade: 28%8.6 mi
Getting there
Trailhead: Unnamed 47.39377, -121.47019
Nearest town Rockdale, WA
Directions
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9070-115 & Forest Road 9070-610 via Palouse to Cascades State Park Trail
8.2 mi · ▲ 1,952 ft · 3 hr 43 min
Elevation 1,872–3,801 ft
Out & Back
Trailhead: 47.39377, -121.47019
Weather Sep 20: Clear, high 81°F / low 60° · precip 1% · wind 6 mph · sunrise 6:51 AM · sunset 7:10 PM
Toilets at the trailhead · Parking lot at the trailhead
- Start at the trailhead, heading NW.
- 0.4 miBear right, heading S.
- 50 ftContinue straight onto Annette Lake Trail, heading SW.
- 0.9 miSharp left onto Palouse to Cascades State Park Trail, heading NE.
- 1 miBear right onto Cascade Crest Connector, heading E.
- 0.1 miSharp left onto 9070-115, heading SE.
- 0.5 miSharp right onto Pacific Crest Trail, heading SE.
- 0.5 miBear right, heading S.
- 350 ftTurn left onto Forest Road 9070, heading S.
- 0.4 miTurn right onto Forest Road 9070-610, heading SW.
- 0.3 miReach 9070-115, then turn around and head back the way you came.
- 0.3 miTurn left onto Forest Road 9070, heading SE.
- 0.4 miTurn right, heading E.
- 350 ftBear left onto Pacific Crest Trail, heading E.
- 0.5 miSharp left onto 9070-115, heading NE.
- 0.5 miSharp right onto Cascade Crest Connector, heading W.
- 0.1 miBear left onto Palouse to Cascades State Park Trail, heading W.
- 1 miSharp right onto Annette Lake Trail, heading S.
- 0.9 miBear left, heading NW.
- 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 surface
48% dirt25% gravel27% unspecified
Weather
ClearTemperature 81°F60°
Precip1%Wind6 mphUV5Humidity47%
Rained 0.6″ 7 days ago
Hourly temperature
85°60°
Sunrise 6:51 AM12 AM3 AM9 AM12 PM3 PMSunset 7:10 PM
Mon
74°57°
Tue
62°47°
Wed
64°43°
Thu
62°47°
56%
Fri
51°43°
68%
Sat
64°44°
19%
Sunset
The best sunset spot on this hike is 2.6 mi in (~94 min). Leave by 5:16 PM for the 7:10 PM sunset. Back at your car by 8:28 PM, after dark — bring a headlamp. Car visible from the viewpoint
Good to know
- Toilets at the trailhead
- Parking lot at the trailhead
Other ways to reach this destination
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- 5.7 mi · out & back · via Palouse to Cascades State Park Trail
- 6 mi · out & back · via Palouse to Cascades State Park Trail
- 7 mi · out & back · via Palouse to Cascades State Park Trail
- 7.3 mi · out & back · via Palouse to Cascades State Park Trail
- 7.6 mi · out & back · via Palouse to Cascades State Park Trail
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