Paradise Valley Conservation Area

Cascara Trail–Forest Ridge Trail, 3 sights

3.9 mi · ▲ 161 ft · 1 hr 23 min

Cascara Trail–Forest Ridge Trail, 3 sights is a 3.9-mile out-and-back in Paradise Valley Conservation Area near Maltby, WA. It is mostly level, with 161 ft of elevation gain. It scores 24/100 on the Ambleway Wildness scale: paved and peopled.

Elevation

0 mi312 – 453 ft4.3 mi

Getting there

Trailhead: Unnamed 47.79877, -122.08189
Nearest town Maltby, WA

Directions

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Cascara Trail–Forest Ridge Trail, 3 sights

3.9 mi · ▲ 161 ft · 1 hr 23 min

Elevation 311–454 ft

Out & Back · Paradise Valley Conservation Area

Trailhead: 47.79877, -122.08189

Weather Aug 4: sunrise 5:50 AM · sunset 8:41 PM

  1. Start at the trailhead, heading E.
  2. 100 ftSharp right, heading S.
  3. 0.1 miTurn right, heading SW.
  4. 200 ftBear left, heading S.
  5. 0.5 miContinue straight onto Old, heading S.
  6. 350 ftTurn right onto Cascara Trail, heading SW.
  7. 0.1 miContinue straight onto 106 dr. Trail, heading SW.
  8. 350 ftTurn left onto Lloyd Trail, heading SW.
  9. 250 ftContinue straight onto Lloyd Trail Detour, heading S.
  10. 50 ftContinue straight onto Lloyd Trail, heading S.
  11. 350 ftBear left onto Forest Ridge Trail, heading S.
  12. 0.5 miContinue straight onto Southern Traverse Trail, heading S.
  13. 0.4 miBear left onto Wetland Plateau Trail, heading S.
  14. 0.8 miTurn right onto Mainline Trail, heading NW.
  15. 250 ftTurn left onto Cascara Trail, heading W.
  16. 150 ftContinue straight onto Mainline Trail, heading NW.
  17. 150 ftSharp left onto Whispering Firs Trail, heading NW.
  18. 0.2 miTurn right onto Cascara Trail, heading SE.
  19. 0.1 miTurn right onto Old, heading W.
  20. 350 ftSharp right, heading N.
  21. 0.6 miBear right, heading N.
  22. 250 ftTurn left, heading NW.
  23. 0.1 miSharp left, heading N.
  24. 50 ftArrive back at the trailhead.

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Weather

Sunrise 5:50 AMSunset 8:41 PM

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