Yacolt Burn State Forest

Nellie Corser Cascade & Railcar Falls Loop via Cedar Swamp Road

4.4 mi · ▲ 1,185 ft · 2 hr 4 min

Nellie Corser Cascade & Railcar Falls Loop via Cedar Swamp Road is a 4.4-mile loop in Yacolt Burn State Forest near Saint Cloud, WA. The route passes Nellie Corser Cascade and Railcar Falls. It climbs 1,185 ft, with sections as steep as 32% grade. It scores 81/100 on the Ambleway Wildness scale: genuinely wild.

Elevation

0 mi1,047 – 2,264 ft · steepest grade: 32%4.5 mi

Getting there

Trailhead: Unnamed 45.63782, -122.08271
Nearest town Saint Cloud, WA

Directions

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Nellie Corser Cascade & Railcar Falls Loop via Cedar Swamp Road

4.4 mi · ▲ 1,185 ft · 2 hr 4 min

Elevation 1,046–2,265 ft

Loop · Yacolt Burn State Forest

Trailhead: 45.63782, -122.08271

Weather Sep 4: Heavy drizzle, high 64°F / low 52° · precip 61% · wind 4 mph · sunrise 6:34 AM · sunset 7:43 PM

Parking lot at the trailhead

  1. Start at the trailhead, heading NW.
  2. 0.2 miPass Nellie Corser Cascade.
  3. 1.1 miBear right onto Cedar Swamp Road, heading E.
  4. 50 ftPass Railcar Falls.
  5. 0.1 miTurn left, heading NE.
  6. 0.4 miTurn right, heading E.
  7. 1.7 miSharp right, heading SE.
  8. 0.7 miThe loop closes back at the trailhead.

Each distance is the walk from the previous step. Tap a step for a map of its junction.

Trail surface

56% dirt44% unspecified

Weather

Heavy drizzleTemperature 64°F52°
Precip61%Wind4 mphUV6Humidity60%
Rained 0.3″ yesterday · trails may be muddy
Hourly temperatureRain chance
65°50° 12 AM: 7% rain1 AM: 7% rain2 AM: 10% rain3 AM: 4% rain4 AM: 12% rain5 AM: 15% rain6 AM: 28% rain7 AM: 33% rain8 AM: 28% rain9 AM: 31% rain10 AM: 31% rain11 AM: 18% rain12 PM: 14% rain1 PM: 16% rain2 PM: 24% rain3 PM: 35% rain4 PM: 61% rain5 PM: 52% rain6 PM: 37% rain7 PM: 26% rain8 PM: 14% rain9 PM: 8% rain10 PM: 13% rain11 PM: 10% rain
Sunrise 6:34 AM12 AM3 AM9 AM12 PM3 PMSunset 7:43 PM
Sat 66°52° 29%
Sun 73°53° 36%
Mon 70°48° 32%
Tue 79°51°
Wed 89°56°
Thu 78°59°

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