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Cedar River Municipal Watershed

Olallie Knob & Rattlesnake Lake via Palouse to Cascades State Park Trail

12.9 mi · ▲ 1,853 ft · 5 hr 14 min

Olallie Knob & Rattlesnake Lake via Palouse to Cascades State Park Trail is a 12.9-mile out-and-back in Cedar River Municipal Watershed near Garcia, WA. The route passes Olallie Knob before reaching Rattlesnake Lake at the turnaround, 6.5 miles in. It climbs 1,853 ft, with sections as steep as 31% grade, and is mostly gravel. It scores 38/100 on the Ambleway Wildness scale: green fringe.

Elevation

0 mi965 – 2,461 ft · steepest grade: 31%13.5 mi

Getting there

Trailhead: Unnamed 47.43383, -121.66358
Nearest town Garcia, WA
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Olallie Knob & Rattlesnake Lake via Palouse to Cascades State Park Trail

12.9 mi · ▲ 1,853 ft · 5 hr 14 min

Elevation 966–2,460 ft

Out & Back · Cedar River Municipal Watershed

Trailhead: 47.43383, -121.66358

Weather Jul 18: Fog, high 64°F / low 51° · precip 4% · wind 5 mph · sunrise 5:29 AM · sunset 8:58 PM

  1. Start at the trailhead, heading SW.
  2. 50 ftPass Olallie Knob.
  3. 0.1 miSharp left onto Change Creek Trail, heading NE.
  4. 0.6 miBear left onto Palouse to Cascades State Park Trail, heading NW.
  5. 0.1 miContinue straight onto Change Creek Trestle, heading NW.
  6. 200 ftTurn left onto Deception Crags Climbers' Trail, heading NW.
  7. 100 ftContinue straight onto Palouse to Cascades State Park Trail, heading W.
  8. 1.8 miTurn right, heading W.
  9. 3.8 miPass Rattlesnake Lake.
  10. 500 ftReach Olallie Knob, then turn around and head back the way you came.
  11. 3.9 miTurn right, heading NE.
  12. 50 ftTurn left, heading NE.
  13. 1.8 miContinue straight onto Deception Crags Climbers' Trail, heading SE.
  14. 100 ftTurn right onto Change Creek Trestle, heading SE.
  15. 200 ftContinue straight onto Palouse to Cascades State Park Trail, heading E.
  16. 0.1 miBear right onto Change Creek Trail, heading SE.
  17. 0.6 miSharp right, heading SW.
  18. 50 ftArrive 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/christmas-lake-christmas-lake-out-back-17-km

Trail surface

88% gravel11% dirt1% unspecified

Weather

FogTemperature 64°F51°
Precip4%Wind5 mphUV7Humidity93%
Hourly temperature
65°50°
Sunrise 5:29 AM12 AM3 AM9 AM12 PM3 PM6 PMSunset 8:58 PM
Sun 69°50°
Mon 84°56°
Tue 86°62°
Wed 86°62°
Thu 83°58°
Fri 66°48°

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