Palouse to Cascades State Park Trail
7.6 mi · ▲ 2,654 ft · 3 hr 52 min
Palouse to Cascades State Park Trail is a 7.6-mile out-and-back near Garcia, WA. It climbs 2,654 ft, with sections as steep as 39% grade. It scores 20/100 on the Ambleway Wildness scale: paved and peopled.
Elevation
0 mi1,424 – 3,386 ft · steepest grade: 39%7.8 mi
Getting there
Trailhead: Unnamed 47.42537, -121.62655
Nearest town Garcia, WA
Directions
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Palouse to Cascades State Park Trail
7.6 mi · ▲ 2,654 ft · 3 hr 52 min
Elevation 1,424–3,386 ft
Out & Back
Trailhead: 47.42537, -121.62655
Weather Sep 4: Light drizzle, high 64°F / low 48° · precip 55% · wind 2 mph · sunrise 6:30 AM · sunset 7:43 PM
- Start at the trailhead, heading S.
- 0.1 miTurn right onto Palouse to Cascades State Park Trail, heading W.
- 1.7 miSharp left onto Zig Zag Trail, heading SE.
- 450 ftTurn right, heading W.
- 1.3 miSharp right, heading NW.
- 0.3 miBear left onto National Forest Development Road 9023, heading S.
- 0.4 miReach the turnaround, then head back the way you came.
- 0.4 miBear right, heading N.
- 0.3 miSharp left, heading SE.
- 1.3 miTurn left onto Zig Zag Trail, heading E.
- 400 ftSharp right onto Palouse to Cascades State Park Trail, heading NW.
- 1.7 miTurn left, heading E.
- 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
44% gravel44% dirt12% unspecified
Weather
Light drizzleTemperature 64°F48°
Precip55%Wind2 mphUV5Humidity57%
Rained 0.1″ 2 days ago (0.4″ over the last week)
Hourly temperatureRain chance
65°45°
Sunrise 6:30 AM12 AM3 AM9 AM12 PM3 PMSunset 7:43 PM
Sat
64°51°
54%
Sun
69°51°
21%
Mon
67°49°
19%
Tue
79°50°
Wed
86°57°
Thu
73°58°
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