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

4.8 mi · ▲ 501 ft · 1 hr 51 min

Forest Road 5400-428 & Forest Road 5400-430 via Palouse to Cascades State Park Trail is a 4.8-mile out-and-back near Whittier, WA. It climbs 501 ft, with sections as steep as 15% grade. It scores 27/100 on the Ambleway Wildness scale: green fringe.

Elevation

0 mi2,418 – 2,825 ft · steepest grade: 15%4.9 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

4.8 mi · ▲ 501 ft · 1 hr 51 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. 0.6 miSharp right, heading E.
  3. 350 ftBear right onto Forest Road 5400-420, heading S.
  4. 300 ftTurn left onto Forest Road 5400-424, heading NE.
  5. 0.6 miBear left onto Forest Road 5400-430, heading E.
  6. 0.4 miTurn right onto Forest Road 5400-424, heading NE.
  7. 0.1 miTurn left, heading E.
  8. 0.2 miBear right onto Palouse to Cascades State Park Trail, heading NW.
  9. 1.1 miBear left onto Forest Road 5400-428, heading W.
  10. 0.4 miTurn left onto Forest Road 5400-420, heading NW.
  11. 0.6 miTurn right, heading SE.
  12. 0.6 miArrive back at the trailhead.

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Trail map, photos and weather for this hike: www.ambleway.com/hikes/forest-road-5400-428-forest-road-5400-430-out-back-8-km-aa5e

Trail surface

27% gravel73% 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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