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
- Start at the trailhead, heading E.
- 100 ftSharp right, heading S.
- 0.1 miTurn right, heading SW.
- 200 ftBear left, heading S.
- 0.5 miContinue straight onto Old, heading S.
- 350 ftTurn right onto Cascara Trail, heading SW.
- 0.1 miContinue straight onto 106 dr. Trail, heading SW.
- 350 ftTurn left onto Lloyd Trail, heading SW.
- 250 ftContinue straight onto Lloyd Trail Detour, heading S.
- 50 ftContinue straight onto Lloyd Trail, heading S.
- 350 ftBear left onto Forest Ridge Trail, heading S.
- 0.5 miContinue straight onto Southern Traverse Trail, heading S.
- 0.4 miBear left onto Wetland Plateau Trail, heading S.
- 0.8 miTurn right onto Mainline Trail, heading NW.
- 250 ftTurn left onto Cascara Trail, heading W.
- 150 ftContinue straight onto Mainline Trail, heading NW.
- 150 ftSharp left onto Whispering Firs Trail, heading NW.
- 0.2 miTurn right onto Cascara Trail, heading SE.
- 0.1 miTurn right onto Old, heading W.
- 350 ftSharp right, heading N.
- 0.6 miBear right, heading N.
- 250 ftTurn left, heading NW.
- 0.1 miSharp left, heading N.
- 50 ftArrive back at the trailhead.
Each distance is the walk from the previous step. Tap a step for a map of its junction.
Weather
Sunrise 5:50 AMSunset 8:41 PM
Other ways to reach this destination
More from this trailhead
- Mainline Trail 2 mi · ▲ 136 ft
- Ephemeral Pond & Cascara Trail via Mainline Trail 3.5 mi · ▲ 190 ft
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