Semi Wall–Rattlesnake Lake, 4 lakes is an 11.3-mile out-and-back in Cedar River Municipal Watershed near Garcia, WA. The route passes Semi Wall and Christmas Lake before reaching Rattlesnake Lake at the turnaround, 5.6 miles in. It climbs 889 ft, with sections as steep as 27% grade, and is mostly gravel. It scores 25/100 on the Ambleway Wildness scale: green fringe.
Elevation
0 mi922 – 1,457 ft · steepest grade: 27%12.1 mi
Getting there
Trailhead: Deception Crags Climbers' Trail 47.43728, -121.66048
Nearest town Garcia, WA
Directions
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Semi Wall–Rattlesnake Lake, 4 lakes
11.3 mi · ▲ 889 ft · 4 hr 13 min
Elevation 922–1,455 ft
Out & Back · Cedar River Municipal Watershed
Trailhead: Deception Crags Climbers' Trail · 47.43728, -121.66048
Weather Aug 3: Mostly clear, high 72°F / low 47° · precip 0% · wind 5 mph · sunrise 5:48 AM · sunset 8:39 PM
Parking lot at the trailhead
- Start on Deception Crags Climbers' Trail, heading W.
- 0.2 miContinue straight onto Palouse to Cascades State Park Trail, heading NW.
- 0.8 miPass Semi Wall.
- 1 miTurn right, heading W.
- 3.1 miBear right, heading W.
- 0.2 miPass Christmas Lake.
- 0.2 miSharp left onto FR-5000, heading NW.
- 0.2 miPass Rattlesnake Lake.
- 150 ftTurn right onto Palouse to Cascades State Park Connector, heading SW.
- 50 ftBear right onto Palouse to Cascades State Park Trail, heading SW.
- 150 ftTurn left, heading SW.
- 150 ftSharp left, heading SW.
- 50 ftSharp right, heading SW.
- 50 ftSharp left, heading SW.
- 500 ftTurn right, heading NW.
- 50 ftReach Semi Wall, then turn around and head back the way you came.
- 50 ftTurn left, heading NW.
- 500 ftSharp right, heading NW.
- 50 ftSharp left, heading NW.
- 50 ftSharp right, heading NW.
- 300 ftBear left onto Palouse to Cascades State Park Connector, heading NW.
- 50 ftTurn left onto FR-5000, heading W.
- 0.2 miSharp right, heading N.
- 0.4 miBear left onto Palouse to Cascades State Park Trail, heading NE.
- 3 miTurn right, heading NE.
- 50 ftTurn left, heading NE.
- 1.8 miContinue straight onto Deception Crags Climbers' Trail, heading E.
- 50 ftArrive back at the trailhead.
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Trail surface
86% gravel10% dirt1% paved3% unspecified
Weather
Mostly clearTemperature 72°F47°
Precip0%Wind5 mphUV7Humidity76%
Hourly temperature
75°45°
Sunrise 5:48 AM12 AM3 AM9 AM12 PM3 PM6 PMSunset 8:39 PM
Tue
80°57°
Wed
86°63°
Thu
87°61°
Fri
79°53°
Sat
77°52°
Sun
79°52°
Good to know
- Parking lot at the trailhead
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