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Small Falls via Wallace Falls Mainline is a 10.2-mile out-and-back in Wallace Falls State Park near Gold Bar, WA. The route reaches Small Falls at the turnaround, 5.1 miles in. It climbs 1,581 ft, with sections as steep as 17% grade, and is mostly dirt. It scores 43/100 on the Ambleway Wildness scale: green fringe.

Elevation

0 mi230 – 965 ft · steepest grade: 17%10.4 mi

Getting there

Trailhead: Unnamed 47.87357, -121.70521
Nearest town Gold Bar, WA

Directions

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Small Falls via Wallace Falls Mainline

10.2 mi · ▲ 1,581 ft · 4 hr 11 min

Elevation 229–965 ft

Out & Back · Wallace Falls State Park

Trailhead: 47.87357, -121.70521

Weather Aug 4: sunrise 5:48 AM · sunset 8:39 PM

  1. Start at the trailhead, heading N.
  2. 250 ftTurn left, heading W.
  3. 0.6 miBear right onto Wallace Falls Mainline, heading N.
  4. 3.4 miSharp left onto Railroad Grade, heading SE.
  5. 0.5 miTurn right onto Railroad Grade Cutoff, heading E.
  6. 350 ftTurn right onto Woody Trail, heading SW.
  7. 0.5 miReach Small Falls, then turn around and head back the way you came.
  8. 0.5 miTurn left onto Railroad Grade Cutoff, heading E.
  9. 350 ftTurn left onto Railroad Grade, heading NW.
  10. 0.5 miSharp right, heading NW.
  11. 0.9 miContinue straight onto Wallace Falls Mainline, heading W.
  12. 2.6 miBear left, heading SW.
  13. 0.6 miTurn right, heading SE.
  14. 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

61% dirt10% gravel29% unspecified

Weather

Sunrise 5:48 AMSunset 8:39 PM

Sunset

The best sunset spot on this hike is 3.1 mi in (~100 min). Leave by 6:40 PM for the 8:39 PM sunset. Back at your car by 10:14 PM, after dark — bring a headlamp.

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