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Lake Easton State Park

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

16 mi · ▲ 635 ft · 5 hr 39 min

Forest Road 5400-428 via Palouse to Cascades State Park Trail is a 16-mile out-and-back in Lake Easton State Park near Cabin Creek, WA. It climbs 635 ft, with sections as steep as 32% grade, and is mostly gravel. It scores 24/100 on the Ambleway Wildness scale: paved and peopled.

Elevation

0 mi2,192 – 2,530 ft · steepest grade: 32%16.4 mi

Getting there

Trailhead: Unnamed 47.25727, -121.21264
Nearest town Cabin Creek, WA
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Forest Road 5400-428 via Palouse to Cascades State Park Trail

16 mi · ▲ 635 ft · 5 hr 39 min

Elevation 2,192–2,529 ft

Out & Back · Lake Easton State Park

Trailhead: 47.25727, -121.21264

Weather Aug 3: Mostly clear, high 77°F / low 45° · precip 0% · wind 3 mph · sunrise 5:47 AM · sunset 8:37 PM

  1. Start at the trailhead, heading SE.
  2. 0.2 miSharp right, heading SW.
  3. 350 ftTurn left, heading SE.
  4. 150 ftBear right, heading SE.
  5. 450 ftContinue straight onto Loop D Loop's, heading SE.
  6. 0.1 miContinue straight onto Going Home Loop, heading S.
  7. 0.2 miBear left, heading S.
  8. 50 ftBear right, heading S.
  9. 0.1 miContinue straight onto Palouse to Cascades State Park Trail, heading S.
  10. 5.4 miBear right onto Forest Road 5400-424, heading N.
  11. 150 ftTurn left, heading N.
  12. 0.2 miBear right onto Palouse to Cascades State Park Trail, heading N.
  13. 1.1 miBear left onto Forest Road 5400-428, heading NW.
  14. 0.4 miReach Forest Road 5400-428, then turn around and head back the way you came.
  15. 0.4 miBear right onto Palouse to Cascades State Park Trail, heading SE.
  16. 1.1 miBear left, heading SE.
  17. 0.2 miTurn right onto Forest Road 5400-424, heading S.
  18. 150 ftBear left onto Palouse to Cascades State Park Trail, heading S.
  19. 5.6 miBear left, heading E.
  20. 50 ftBear right, heading NE.
  21. 450 ftContinue straight onto Going Home Loop, heading N.
  22. 0.2 miContinue straight onto Loop D Loop's, heading N.
  23. 0.1 miBear left, heading N.
  24. 150 ftTurn right, heading NW.
  25. 350 ftSharp left, heading NW.
  26. 0.2 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-out-back

Trail surface

82% gravel5% dirt13% unspecified

Weather

Mostly clearTemperature 77°F45°
Precip0%Wind3 mphUV7Humidity58%
Hourly temperature
80°45°
Sunrise 5:47 AM12 AM3 AM9 AM12 PM3 PM6 PMSunset 8:37 PM
Tue 84°58°
Wed 90°60°
Thu 90°56°
Fri 80°51°
Sat 78°49°
Sun 81°48°

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