Small Falls via Wallace Falls Mainline is a 12.4-mile out-and-back in Wallace Falls State Park near Startup, WA. The route reaches Small Falls at the turnaround, 6.2 miles in. It climbs 1,774 ft, with sections as steep as 19% grade, and is mostly dirt. It scores 35/100 on the Ambleway Wildness scale: green fringe.
Elevation
0 mi164 – 965 ft · steepest grade: 19%12.7 mi
Getting there
Trailhead: Unnamed 47.86956, -121.73221
Nearest town Startup, WA
Directions
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Small Falls via Wallace Falls Mainline
12.4 mi · ▲ 1,774 ft · 5 hr 1 min
Elevation 163–965 ft
Out & Back · Wallace Falls State Park
Trailhead: 47.86956, -121.73221
Weather Aug 4: sunrise 5:48 AM · sunset 8:39 PM
Transit-accessible: Hwy 2 & 368th Dr SE stop 492 m from the trailhead
- Start at the trailhead, heading NE.
- 5.2 miSharp left onto Railroad Grade, heading SE.
- 0.5 miTurn right onto Railroad Grade Cutoff, heading E.
- 350 ftTurn right onto Woody Trail, heading SE.
- 0.5 miReach Small Falls, then turn around and head back the way you came.
- 0.5 miTurn left onto Railroad Grade Cutoff, heading E.
- 350 ftTurn left onto Railroad Grade, heading NW.
- 0.5 miSharp right, heading NW.
- 0.9 miContinue straight onto Wallace Falls Mainline, heading W.
- 4.2 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
73% dirt13% gravel14% unspecified
Weather
Sunrise 5:48 AMSunset 8:39 PM
Sunset
The best sunset spot on this hike is 4.2 mi in (~130 min). Leave by 6:10 PM for the 8:39 PM sunset. Back at your car by 10:42 PM, after dark — bring a headlamp.
Good to know
- Transit-accessible: Hwy 2 & 368th Dr SE stop 492 m from the trailhead
Other ways to reach this destination
More from this trailhead
- Wallace Falls Mainline 15.5 mi · ▲ 1,825 ft
- Wallace Falls Mainline 15.6 mi · ▲ 2,445 ft
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