Paradise Valley Conservation Area
Cascara Trail–Southern Traverse Trail, 3 sights
4.7 mi · ▲ 307 ft · 1 hr 43 min
Cascara Trail–Southern Traverse Trail, 3 sights is a 4.7-mile out-and-back in Paradise Valley Conservation Area near Echo Lake, WA. It climbs 307 ft. It scores 28/100 on the Ambleway Wildness scale: green fringe.
Elevation
0 mi272 – 453 ft5.0 mi
Getting there
Trailhead: Unnamed 47.79043, -122.07696
Nearest town Echo Lake, WA
Directions
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Cascara Trail–Southern Traverse Trail, 3 sights
4.7 mi · ▲ 307 ft · 1 hr 43 min
Elevation 271–452 ft
Out & Back · Paradise Valley Conservation Area
Trailhead: 47.79043, -122.07696
Weather Aug 4: sunrise 5:50 AM · sunset 8:40 PM
- Start at the trailhead, heading SE.
- 0.2 miSharp right, heading NW.
- 0.4 miTurn left, heading W.
- 0.2 miSharp left onto Old, heading SW.
- 350 ftTurn left onto Cascara Trail, heading S.
- 0.1 miTurn left onto Whispering Firs Trail, heading S.
- 0.2 miSharp right onto Mainline Trail, heading E.
- 150 ftContinue straight onto Cascara Trail, heading NE.
- 150 ftTurn right onto Mainline Trail, heading E.
- 200 ftTurn left onto Wetland Plateau Trail, heading W.
- 0.8 miTurn left onto Southern Traverse Trail, heading W.
- 0.3 miReach Cascara Trail, then turn around and head back the way you came.
- 0.3 miTurn right onto Wetland Plateau Trail, heading NE.
- 0.8 miTurn right onto Mainline Trail, heading W.
- 200 ftTurn left onto Cascara Trail, heading NW.
- 150 ftContinue straight onto Mainline Trail, heading NW.
- 100 ftSharp left onto Whispering Firs Trail, heading NW.
- 0.2 miTurn right onto Cascara Trail, heading E.
- 0.1 miTurn right onto Old, heading N.
- 350 ftSharp right, heading NW.
- 0.2 miTurn right, heading W.
- 0.4 miSharp left, heading SE.
- 0.2 miArrive 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 8:40 PM
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