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Middle Wallace Falls–Upper Wallace Falls Viewpoint, 4 viewpoints is a 14.6-mile out-and-back in Wallace Falls State Park near Startup, WA. The route passes Wallace Lake, Upper Wallace Falls Viewpoint and Middle Wallace Falls before reaching Valley Overlook at the turnaround, 7.3 miles in. It climbs 2,295 ft, with sections as steep as 26% grade. It scores 73/100 on the Ambleway Wildness scale: backcountry feel.

Elevation

0 mi574 – 1,923 ft · steepest grade: 26%15.1 mi

Getting there

Trailhead: Unnamed 47.89069, -121.73716
Nearest town Startup, WA

Directions

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Middle Wallace Falls–Upper Wallace Falls Viewpoint, 4 viewpoints

14.6 mi · ▲ 2,295 ft · 6 hr 1 min

Elevation 574–1,922 ft

Out & Back · Wallace Falls State Park

Trailhead: 47.89069, -121.73716

Weather Sep 20: Overcast, high 69°F / low 49° · precip 0% · wind 2 mph · sunrise 6:52 AM · sunset 7:11 PM

  1. Start at the trailhead, heading NE.
  2. 0.8 miBear left, heading NE.
  3. 0.6 miTurn left, heading E.
  4. 0.9 miBear right, heading N.
  5. 250 ftTurn right, heading NE.
  6. 1.6 miPass Wallace Lake.
  7. 100 ftBear right onto Greg Ball Trail, heading N.
  8. 0.8 miSharp left onto Wallace Falls Mainline, heading SE.
  9. 0.4 miTurn right, heading E.
  10. 1.7 miPass Upper Wallace Falls Viewpoint.
  11. 200 ftSharp right onto Woody Trail, heading S.
  12. 0.3 miPass Valley Overlook.
  13. 150 ftTurn left, heading W.
  14. 100 ftReach Middle Wallace Falls, then turn around and head back the way you came.
  15. 0.3 miSharp left, heading SE.
  16. 1.8 miTurn left onto Wallace Falls Mainline, heading W.
  17. 0.4 miSharp right onto Greg Ball Trail, heading W.
  18. 0.8 miBear left, heading NW.
  19. 1.7 miTurn left, heading W.
  20. 250 ftBear left, heading W.
  21. 0.9 miTurn right, heading SW.
  22. 0.6 miBear right, heading SW.
  23. 0.7 miArrive back at the trailhead.

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Trail surface

34% dirt18% gravel48% unspecified

Weather

OvercastTemperature 69°F49°
Precip0%Wind2 mphUV5Humidity77%
Rained 0.9″ 7 days ago
Hourly temperature
70°45°
Sunrise 6:52 AM12 AM3 AM9 AM12 PM3 PMSunset 7:11 PM
Mon 66°49°
Tue 62°51°
Wed 67°48°
Thu 61°50° 59%
Fri 60°46° 65%
Sat 63°48° 24%

Sunset

The best sunset spot on this hike is 2.3 mi in (~66 min). Leave by 5:45 PM for the 7:11 PM sunset. Back at your car by 8:24 PM, after dark — bring a headlamp.

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