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Lake Easton State Park

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

14 mi · ▲ 720 ft · 5 hr 2 min

Forest Road 5400-430 via Palouse to Cascades State Park Trail is a 14-mile out-and-back in Lake Easton State Park near Cabin Creek, WA. It climbs 720 ft, with sections as steep as 18% grade, and is mostly gravel. It scores 27/100 on the Ambleway Wildness scale: green fringe.

Elevation

0 mi2,192 – 2,730 ft · steepest grade: 18%14.4 mi

Getting there

Trailhead: Unnamed 47.25727, -121.21264
Nearest town Cabin Creek, WA
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Forest Road 5400-430 via Palouse to Cascades State Park Trail

14 mi · ▲ 720 ft · 5 hr 2 min

Elevation 2,192–2,731 ft

Out & Back · Lake Easton State Park

Trailhead: 47.25727, -121.21264

Weather Aug 4: Overcast, high 84°F / low 57° · precip 0% · wind 4 mph · sunrise 5:48 AM · sunset 8:35 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 miTurn left onto Forest Road 5400-424, heading N.
  11. 0.1 miTurn left onto Forest Road 5400-430, heading W.
  12. 0.4 miBear right, heading W.
  13. 0.3 miReach Forest Road 5400-430, then turn around and head back the way you came.
  14. 0.2 miBear right, heading NE.
  15. 0.4 miTurn right onto Forest Road 5400-424, heading E.
  16. 0.1 miTurn right onto Palouse to Cascades State Park Trail, heading E.
  17. 5.6 miBear left, heading E.
  18. 50 ftBear right, heading E.
  19. 450 ftContinue straight onto Going Home Loop, heading E.
  20. 0.2 miContinue straight onto Loop D Loop's, heading N.
  21. 0.1 miBear left, heading N.
  22. 150 ftTurn right, heading N.
  23. 350 ftSharp left, heading NW.
  24. 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-5400-430-out-back

Trail surface

77% gravel6% dirt17% unspecified

Weather

OvercastTemperature 84°F57°
Precip0%Wind4 mphUV7Humidity52%
Hourly temperature
85°55°
Sunrise 5:48 AM12 AM3 AM9 AM12 PM3 PM6 PMSunset 8:35 PM
Wed 90°60°
Thu 90°56°
Fri 83°53°
Sat 79°51°
Sun 78°48°
Mon 83°49°

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