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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

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
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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 Aug 4: Overcast, high 72°F / low 50° · precip 1% · wind 3 mph · sunrise 5:49 AM · sunset 8:37 PM

Toilets at the trailhead · Parking lot at the trailhead

  1. Start at the trailhead, heading NW.
  2. 0.4 miBear right, heading S.
  3. 50 ftContinue straight onto Annette Lake Trail, heading SW.
  4. 0.9 miSharp left onto Palouse to Cascades State Park Trail, heading NE.
  5. 1 miBear right onto Cascade Crest Connector, heading E.
  6. 0.1 miSharp left onto 9070-115, heading SE.
  7. 0.5 miSharp right onto Pacific Crest Trail, heading SE.
  8. 0.5 miBear right, heading S.
  9. 350 ftTurn left onto Forest Road 9070, heading S.
  10. 0.4 miTurn right onto Forest Road 9070-610, heading SW.
  11. 0.3 miReach 9070-115, then turn around and head back the way you came.
  12. 0.3 miTurn left onto Forest Road 9070, heading SE.
  13. 0.4 miTurn right, heading E.
  14. 350 ftBear left onto Pacific Crest Trail, heading E.
  15. 0.5 miSharp left onto 9070-115, heading NE.
  16. 0.5 miSharp right onto Cascade Crest Connector, heading W.
  17. 0.1 miBear left onto Palouse to Cascades State Park Trail, heading W.
  18. 1 miSharp right onto Annette Lake Trail, heading S.
  19. 0.9 miBear left, heading NW.
  20. 0.3 miArrive back at the trailhead.

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Trail map, photos and weather for this hike: www.ambleway.com/hikes/9070-115-forest-road-9070-610-out-back

Trail surface

48% dirt25% gravel27% unspecified

Weather

OvercastTemperature 72°F50°
Precip1%Wind3 mphUV7Humidity53%
Hourly temperature
75°50°
Sunrise 5:49 AM12 AM3 AM9 AM12 PM3 PM6 PMSunset 8:37 PM
Tue 82°60°
Wed 87°63°
Thu 86°60°
Fri 79°54°
Sat 76°52°
Sun 75°50°

Good to know

  • Toilets at the trailhead
  • Parking lot at the trailhead

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