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Olallie State Park

Olallie Knob & Christmas Lake via Palouse to Cascades State Park Trail

11.5 mi · ▲ 1,825 ft · 4 hr 45 min

Olallie Knob & Christmas Lake via Palouse to Cascades State Park Trail is an 11.5-mile out-and-back in Olallie State Park near Garcia, WA. The route passes Olallie Knob before reaching Christmas Lake at the turnaround, 5.7 miles in. It climbs 1,825 ft and is mostly gravel. It scores 34/100 on the Ambleway Wildness scale: green fringe.

Elevation

0 mi961 – 1,493 ft12.1 mi

Getting there

Trailhead: Unnamed 47.43383, -121.66358
Nearest town Garcia, WA
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Olallie Knob & Christmas Lake via Palouse to Cascades State Park Trail

11.5 mi · ▲ 1,825 ft · 4 hr 45 min

Elevation 963–1,492 ft

Out & Back · Olallie State Park

Trailhead: 47.43383, -121.66358

Weather Jul 17: Light drizzle, high 60°F / low 49° · precip 4% · wind 2 mph · sunrise 5:28 AM · sunset 8:59 PM

  1. Start at the trailhead, heading SW.
  2. 50 ftPass Olallie Knob.
  3. 0.1 miSharp left onto Change Creek Trail, heading NE.
  4. 0.6 miBear left onto Palouse to Cascades State Park Trail, heading NW.
  5. 0.1 miContinue straight onto Change Creek Trestle, heading NW.
  6. 200 ftTurn left onto Deception Crags Climbers' Trail, heading NW.
  7. 100 ftContinue straight onto Palouse to Cascades State Park Trail, heading W.
  8. 1.8 miTurn right, heading W.
  9. 2.9 miBear right, heading SW.
  10. 450 ftTurn right, heading W.
  11. 0.1 miPass Christmas Lake.
  12. 500 ftReach Olallie Knob, then turn around and head back the way you came.
  13. 0.2 miTurn left, heading SE.
  14. 2.9 miTurn right, heading NE.
  15. 50 ftTurn left, heading NE.
  16. 1.8 miContinue straight onto Deception Crags Climbers' Trail, heading SE.
  17. 100 ftTurn right onto Change Creek Trestle, heading SE.
  18. 200 ftContinue straight onto Palouse to Cascades State Park Trail, heading E.
  19. 0.1 miBear right onto Change Creek Trail, heading SE.
  20. 0.6 miSharp right, heading SW.
  21. 50 ftArrive 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/hall-point-christmas-lake-out-back-3-lakes-21-km

Trail surface

82% gravel17% dirt1% unspecified

Weather

Light drizzleTemperature 60°F49°
Precip4%Wind2 mphUV8Humidity82%
Hourly temperature
60°45°
Sunrise 5:28 AM12 AM3 AM9 AM12 PM3 PM6 PMSunset 8:59 PM
Sat 66°48°
Sun 74°51°
Mon 88°56°
Tue 87°62°
Wed 86°63°
Thu 85°62°

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