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Forest Road 5400-428 & Forest Road 5400-430 via Palouse to Cascades State Park Trail

5.2 mi · ▲ 507 ft · 1 hr 59 min

Forest Road 5400-428 & Forest Road 5400-430 via Palouse to Cascades State Park Trail is a 5.2-mile out-and-back near Whittier, WA. It climbs 507 ft. It scores 27/100 on the Ambleway Wildness scale: green fringe.

Elevation

0 mi2,418 – 2,825 ft5.4 mi

Getting there

Trailhead: Unnamed 47.28625, -121.32439
Nearest town Whittier, WA
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Forest Road 5400-428 & Forest Road 5400-430 via Palouse to Cascades State Park Trail

5.2 mi · ▲ 507 ft · 1 hr 59 min

Elevation 2,417–2,825 ft

Out & Back

Trailhead: 47.28625, -121.32439

Weather Aug 4: Overcast, high 80°F / low 56° · precip 0% · wind 3 mph · sunrise 5:48 AM · sunset 8:36 PM

  1. Start at the trailhead, heading E.
  2. 0.7 miTurn left onto Forest Road 5400-420, heading NW.
  3. 0.8 miReach Forest Road 5400-428, then turn around and head back the way you came.
  4. 0.2 miBear left onto Forest Road 5400-428, heading E.
  5. 0.4 miBear right onto Palouse to Cascades State Park Trail, heading E.
  6. 1.1 miBear left, heading SE.
  7. 0.2 miTurn right onto Forest Road 5400-424, heading S.
  8. 0.1 miTurn left onto Forest Road 5400-430, heading NW.
  9. 0.4 miBear right, heading W.
  10. 0.6 miContinue straight onto Forest Road 5400-424, heading NW.
  11. 350 ftTurn right onto Forest Road 5400-420, heading W.
  12. 300 ftBear left, heading W.
  13. 350 ftSharp left, heading NW.
  14. 0.6 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/forest-road-5400-428-forest-road-5400-430-out-back-8-km

Trail surface

25% gravel75% unspecified

Weather

OvercastTemperature 80°F56°
Precip0%Wind3 mphUV7Humidity55%
Hourly temperature
80°55°
Sunrise 5:48 AM12 AM3 AM9 AM12 PM3 PM6 PMSunset 8:36 PM
Wed 85°59°
Thu 86°56°
Fri 79°52°
Sat 75°50°
Sun 74°47°
Mon 79°48°

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