Actual Cave–Semi Wall, 7 sights is a 10.9-mile out-and-back in Cedar River Municipal Watershed near Cedar Falls, WA. The route passes Rattlesnake Lake, Christmas Lake, Semi Wall and 2 more before reaching Club Paradiso at the turnaround, 5.4 miles in. It climbs 974 ft, with sections as steep as 24% grade, and is mostly gravel. It scores 29/100 on the Ambleway Wildness scale: green fringe.
Elevation
0 mi922 – 1,768 ft · steepest grade: 24%11.8 mi
Getting there
Trailhead: Unnamed 47.42717, -121.77362
Nearest town Cedar Falls, WA
Directions
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Actual Cave–Semi Wall, 7 sights
10.9 mi · ▲ 974 ft · 4 hr 7 min
Elevation 922–1,767 ft
Out & Back · Cedar River Municipal Watershed
Trailhead: 47.42717, -121.77362
Weather Aug 3: Clear, high 73°F / low 49° · precip 0% · wind 6 mph · sunrise 5:48 AM · sunset 8:40 PM
Toilets at the trailhead · Parking lot at the trailhead
- Start at the trailhead, heading NE.
- 50 ftPass Rattlesnake Lake.
- 450 ftBear right, heading NE.
- 50 ftBear left, heading NE.
- 0.4 miSharp right, heading N.
- 50 ftSharp left, heading N.
- 50 ftSharp right, heading N.
- 150 ftTurn right onto Palouse to Cascades State Park Trail, heading N.
- 150 ftBear left onto Palouse to Cascades State Park Connector, heading N.
- 50 ftTurn left onto FR-5000, heading N.
- 0.2 miPass Christmas Lake.
- 50 ftSharp right, heading NE.
- 0.4 miBear left onto Palouse to Cascades State Park Trail, heading SE.
- 3 miTurn right, heading NE.
- 50 ftTurn left, heading NE.
- 0.9 miPass Semi Wall.
- 0.1 miSharp right onto Mount Washington Trail, heading E.
- 0.2 miPass Actual Cave.
- 50 ftPass Amazonia.
- 50 ftPass Club Paradiso.
- 0.1 miTurn right onto Amazonian access, heading SW.
- 50 ftReach Semi Wall, then turn around and head back the way you came.
- 50 ftTurn left onto Mount Washington Trail, heading SW.
- 0.3 miSharp left onto Palouse to Cascades State Park Trail, heading SE.
- 1 miTurn right, heading W.
- 3.1 miBear right, heading SW.
- 0.4 miSharp left onto FR-5000, heading W.
- 0.2 miTurn right onto Palouse to Cascades State Park Connector, heading W.
- 50 ftBear right onto Palouse to Cascades State Park Trail, heading W.
- 150 ftTurn left, heading NW.
- 150 ftSharp left, heading NW.
- 50 ftSharp right, heading NW.
- 50 ftSharp left, heading NW.
- 0.4 miBear right, heading NW.
- 50 ftBear left, heading NW.
- 50 ftArrive back at the trailhead.
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Trail surface
75% gravel13% dirt2% paved10% unspecified
Weather
ClearTemperature 73°F49°
Precip0%Wind6 mphUV7Humidity59%
Hourly temperature
75°45°
Sunrise 5:48 AM12 AM3 AM9 AM12 PM3 PM6 PMSunset 8:40 PM
Tue
82°56°
Wed
89°64°
Thu
88°61°
Fri
80°53°
Sat
79°53°
Sun
80°53°
Good to know
- Toilets at the trailhead
- Parking lot at the trailhead
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- Rattlesnake Middle Ledge–Rattlesnake Lake, 3 sights 5.6 mi · ▲ 1,430 ft
- Rattlesnake Upper Ledge–Rattlesnake Lake, 4 viewpoints 5.8 mi · ▲ 1,438 ft
- Olallie Viewpoint–Rattlesnake Lake, 4 lakes 6.5 mi · ▲ 1,592 ft
- Semi Wall–Rattlesnake Lake, 3 sights 9.6 mi · ▲ 534 ft
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