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Olallie State Park

Olallie Knob via Palouse to Cascades State Park Trail

7.8 mi · ▲ 2,359 ft · 3 hr 47 min

Olallie Knob via Palouse to Cascades State Park Trail is a 7.8-mile out-and-back in Olallie State Park near Ragnar, WA. The route reaches Olallie Knob at the turnaround, 3.9 miles in. It climbs 2,359 ft, with sections as steep as 42% grade, and is mostly dirt. It scores 6/100 on the Ambleway Wildness scale: paved and peopled.

Elevation

0 mi604 – 2,431 ft · steepest grade: 42%8.0 mi

Getting there

Trailhead: Twin Falls Trail 47.45262, -121.70545
Nearest town Ragnar, WA
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Olallie Knob via Palouse to Cascades State Park Trail

7.8 mi · ▲ 2,359 ft · 3 hr 47 min

Elevation 602–2,432 ft

Out & Back · Olallie State Park

Trailhead: Twin Falls Trail · 47.45262, -121.70545

Weather Jul 17: Fog, high 68°F / low 57° · precip 6% · wind 2 mph · sunrise 5:28 AM · sunset 8:59 PM

Toilets at the trailhead · Parking lot at the trailhead

  1. Start on Twin Falls Trail, heading SE.
  2. 1.9 miContinue straight onto Palouse to Cascades State Park Trail, heading E.
  3. 1.1 miContinue straight onto Deception Crags Climbers' Trail, heading S.
  4. 100 ftTurn right onto Change Creek Trestle, heading E.
  5. 200 ftContinue straight onto Palouse to Cascades State Park Trail, heading SE.
  6. 0.1 miBear right onto Change Creek Trail, heading SE.
  7. 0.6 miSharp right, heading SW.
  8. 0.1 miReach Olallie Knob, then turn around and head back the way you came.
  9. 0.7 miBear left onto Palouse to Cascades State Park Trail, heading SE.
  10. 0.1 miContinue straight onto Change Creek Trestle, heading NW.
  11. 200 ftTurn left onto Deception Crags Climbers' Trail, heading NW.
  12. 100 ftContinue straight onto Palouse to Cascades State Park Trail, heading NW.
  13. 1.1 miContinue straight onto Twin Falls Trail, heading W.
  14. 1.9 miArrive back at the trailhead.

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

Trail map, photos and weather for this hike: www.ambleway.com/hikes/olallie-knob-out-back-13-km-4789

Trail surface

66% dirt34% gravel

Good to know

  • Toilets at the trailhead
  • Parking lot at the trailhead

Weather

FogTemperature 68°F57°
Precip6%Wind2 mphUV7Humidity69%
Hourly temperature
70°55°
Sunrise 5:28 AM12 AM3 AM9 AM12 PM3 PM6 PMSunset 8:59 PM
Sat 74°55°
Sun 80°54°
Mon 88°60°
Tue 92°66°
Wed 92°67°
Thu 92°66°

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