Greg Ball Viewpoint–Wallace Lake, 6 sights is an 8.5-mile out-and-back in Wallace Falls State Park near May Creek, WA. The route passes Woody Viewpoint, Small Falls and Wallace Lake before reaching Greg Ball Viewpoint at the turnaround, 4.2 miles in. It climbs 1,618 ft, with sections as steep as 22% grade. It scores 65/100 on the Ambleway Wildness scale: backcountry feel.
Elevation
0 mi318 – 1,864 ft · steepest grade: 22%8.8 mi
Getting there
Trailhead: Woody Trail 47.86702, -121.67811
Nearest town May Creek, WA
Directions
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Greg Ball Viewpoint–Wallace Lake, 6 sights
8.5 mi · ▲ 1,618 ft · 3 hr 39 min
Elevation 318–1,863 ft
Out & Back · Wallace Falls State Park
Trailhead: Woody Trail · 47.86702, -121.67811
Weather Aug 4: Clear, high 80°F / low 57° · precip 0% · wind 3 mph · sunrise 5:48 AM · sunset 8:39 PM
Toilets at the trailhead · Drinking water at the trailhead · Parking lot at the trailhead
- Start on Woody Trail, heading E.
- 0.4 miPass Woody Viewpoint.
- 350 ftPass Small Falls.
- 0.5 miTurn left onto Railroad Grade Cutoff, heading NE.
- 400 ftTurn right onto Railroad Grade, heading NE.
- 0.3 miTurn right, heading NE.
- 1.8 miTurn right onto Wallace Falls Mainline, heading NW.
- 0.1 miBear left onto Greg Ball Trail, heading N.
- 0.5 miPass Wallace Lake.
- 0.6 miTurn right, heading N.
- 100 ftReach Greg Ball Viewpoint, then turn around and head back the way you came.
- 1.1 miBear right onto Wallace Falls Mainline, heading SE.
- 0.1 miTurn left onto Railroad Grade, heading SE.
- 1.8 miBear right, heading SE.
- 0.3 miTurn left onto Railroad Grade Cutoff, heading W.
- 400 ftTurn right onto Woody Trail, heading SW.
- 0.9 miArrive back at the trailhead.
Each distance is the walk from the previous step. Tap a step for a map of its junction.
Trail surface
28% dirt28% gravel1% boardwalk43% unspecified
Weather
ClearTemperature 80°F57°
Precip0%Wind3 mphUV7Humidity73%
Rained 0.1″ 2 days ago
Hourly temperature
80°55°
Sunrise 5:48 AM12 AM3 AM9 AM12 PM3 PM6 PMSunset 8:39 PM
Wed
87°62°
Thu
90°62°
Fri
84°59°
Sat
81°57°
Sun
79°55°
Mon
82°56°
Sunset
The best sunset spot on this hike is 2.9 mi in (~114 min). Leave by 6:25 PM for the 8:39 PM sunset. Back at your car by 10:05 PM, after dark — bring a headlamp.
Good to know
- Toilets at the trailhead
- Drinking water at the trailhead
- Parking lot at the trailhead
Other ways to reach this destination
More from Woody Trail Trailhead
- Lower Wallace Falls–Lower Wallace Falls Viewpoint, 6 sights 4.2 mi · ▲ 740 ft
- Upper Wallace Falls–Lower Wallace Falls, 7 viewpoints 5 mi · ▲ 1,684 ft
- Upper Wallace Falls–Lower Wallace Falls, 11 sights 9.5 mi · ▲ 2,806 ft
- Jay Lake–Wallace Lake, 6 sights 10.1 mi · ▲ 1,669 ft
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