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

  1. Start at the trailhead, heading S.
  2. 0.1 miTurn right onto Palouse to Cascades State Park Trail, heading W.
  3. 1.7 miSharp left onto Zig Zag Trail, heading SE.
  4. 450 ftTurn right, heading W.
  5. 1.3 miSharp right, heading NW.
  6. 0.3 miBear left onto National Forest Development Road 9023, heading S.
  7. 0.4 miReach the turnaround, then head back the way you came.
  8. 0.4 miBear right, heading N.
  9. 0.3 miSharp left, heading SE.
  10. 1.3 miTurn left onto Zig Zag Trail, heading E.
  11. 400 ftSharp right onto Palouse to Cascades State Park Trail, heading NW.
  12. 1.7 miTurn left, heading E.
  13. 50 ftArrive back at the trailhead.

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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° 12 AM: 20% rain1 AM: 18% rain2 AM: 14% rain3 AM: 3% rain4 AM: 2% rain5 AM: 3% rain6 AM: 5% rain7 AM: 5% rain8 AM: 4% rain9 AM: 4% rain10 AM: 1% rain11 AM: 2% rain12 PM: 6% rain1 PM: 11% rain2 PM: 22% rain3 PM: 30% rain4 PM: 44% rain5 PM: 46% rain6 PM: 55% rain7 PM: 42% rain8 PM: 17% rain9 PM: 9% rain10 PM: 5% rain11 PM: 4% rain
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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