AMBLEWAY Wildest hikes

Cascade Lakes & Palisades Creek Trail

12.4 mi · ▲ 2,647 ft · 5 hr 27 min

Cascade Lakes & Palisades Creek Trail is a 12.4-mile out-and-back near Kingvale, CA. The route reaches Cascade Lakes. It climbs 2,647 ft, with sections as steep as 19% grade, and is mostly dirt. It scores 92/100 on the Ambleway Wildness scale: genuinely wild.

Elevation

0 mi4,469 – 6,785 ft · steepest grade: 19%12.5 mi

Getting there

Trailhead: Palisades Creek Trail 39.30147, -120.43552
Nearest town Kingvale, CA
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Cascade Lakes & Palisades Creek Trail

12.4 mi · ▲ 2,647 ft · 5 hr 27 min

Elevation 4,469–6,784 ft

Out & Back

Trailhead: Palisades Creek Trail · 39.30147, -120.43552

Weather Aug 3: Clear, high 81°F / low 51° · precip 0% · wind 3 mph · sunrise 6:04 AM · sunset 8:13 PM

Bikes allowed on the whole route · Horses allowed on the whole route · Parking lot at the trailhead

  1. Start on Palisades Creek Trail, heading S.
  2. 50 ftPass Cascade Lakes.
  3. 6.2 miReach Cascade Lakes, then turn around and head back the way you came.
  4. 6.2 miArrive back at the trailhead.

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

Trail map, photos and weather for this hike: www.ambleway.com/hikes/cascade-lakes-out-back

Trail surface

100% dirt

Weather

ClearTemperature 81°F51°
Precip0%Wind3 mphUV8Humidity24%
Hourly temperature
85°50°
Sunrise 6:04 AM12 AM3 AM9 AM12 PM3 PM6 PMSunset 8:13 PM
Tue 83°60°
Wed 82°58°
Thu 86°58°
Fri 87°60°
Sat 87°60°
Sun 86°58°

Sunset

The best sunset spot on this hike is right at the trailhead, so there is no walk out. Be there by 7:53 PM to have the sun's last 20 minutes of sky before it sets at 8:13 PM. Your car is right there — dark at 8:43 PM.

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Good to know

  • Bikes allowed on the whole route
  • Horses allowed on the whole route
  • Parking lot at the trailhead

Hikes near Kingvale, California