Lagoon cell #1 & Snoqualmie Tunnel via Palouse to Cascades State Park Trail is an 11.1-mile out-and-back near Rockdale, WA. The route reaches Lagoon cell #1 at the turnaround, 5.5 miles in. It climbs 3,570 ft, with sections as steep as 75% grade, and is mostly gravel. It scores 3/100 on the Ambleway Wildness scale: paved and peopled.
Elevation
0 mi1,873 – 4,016 ft · steepest grade: 75%11.4 mi
Getting there
Trailhead: Unnamed 47.39496, -121.46938
Nearest town Rockdale, WA
Directions
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Lagoon cell #1 & Snoqualmie Tunnel via Palouse to Cascades State Park Trail
11.1 mi · ▲ 3,570 ft · 5 hr 29 min
Elevation 1,872–4,015 ft
Out & Back
Trailhead: 47.39496, -121.46938
Weather Sep 5: Rain, high 63°F / low 50° · precip 42% · wind 6 mph · sunrise 6:30 AM · sunset 7:42 PM
Toilets at the trailhead · Drinking water at the trailhead · Parking lot at the trailhead
- Start at the trailhead, heading W.
- 450 ftTurn right, heading W.
- 0.4 miBear right, heading S.
- 50 ftContinue straight onto Annette Lake Trail, heading SW.
- 0.9 miSharp left onto Palouse to Cascades State Park Trail, heading S.
- 1.5 miBear left, heading E.
- 350 ftBear right onto Snoqualmie Tunnel, heading E.
- 2.5 miContinue straight onto Palouse to Cascades State Park Trail, heading S.
- 0.2 miReach Lagoon cell #1, then turn around and head back the way you came.
- 2.7 miBear left, heading SW.
- 350 ftBear right, heading SW.
- 1.5 miSharp right onto Annette Lake Trail, heading S.
- 0.9 miBear left, heading N.
- 0.4 miTurn left, heading E.
- 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 surface
76% gravel16% dirt8% unspecified
Weather
RainTemperature 63°F50°
Precip42%Wind6 mphUV5Humidity56%
Rained 0.1″ 7 days ago (0.2″ over the last week)
Hourly temperatureRain chance
65°50°
Sunrise 6:30 AM12 AM3 AM9 AM12 PM3 PMSunset 7:42 PM
Sun
67°51°
28%
Mon
61°47°
18%
Tue
72°49°
Wed
76°52°
Thu
63°51°
Fri
64°46°
28%
Sunset
The best sunset spot on this hike is 3.3 mi in (~128 min). Leave by 5:14 PM for the 7:42 PM sunset. Back at your car by 9:17 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
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- 9070-115 via Palouse to Cascades State Park Trail 4.8 mi · ▲ 881 ft
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