Palouse to Cascades State Park Trail is a 5.6-mile out-and-back near Rockdale, WA. It climbs 697 ft. It scores 0/100 on the Ambleway Wildness scale: paved and peopled.
Elevation
0 mi1,873 – 2,553 ft5.8 mi
Getting there
Trailhead: Unnamed 47.39377, -121.47019
Nearest town Rockdale, WA
Directions
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Palouse to Cascades State Park Trail
5.6 mi · ▲ 697 ft · 2 hr 13 min
Elevation 1,872–2,552 ft
Out & Back
Trailhead: 47.39377, -121.47019
Weather Sep 4: Light drizzle, high 63°F / low 48° · precip 43% · wind 4 mph · sunrise 6:30 AM · sunset 7:42 PM
Toilets at the trailhead · Parking lot at the trailhead
- Start at the trailhead, heading NW.
- 0.4 miBear right, heading S.
- 50 ftContinue straight onto Annette Lake Trail, heading SW.
- 0.9 miSharp left onto Palouse to Cascades State Park Trail, heading NE.
- 1.6 miReach the turnaround, then head back the way you came.
- 1.6 miSharp right onto Annette Lake Trail, heading S.
- 0.9 miBear left, heading NE.
- 0.3 miArrive back at the trailhead.
Each distance is the walk from the previous step. Tap a step for a map of its junction.
Trail surface
55% gravel31% dirt14% unspecified
Weather
Light drizzleTemperature 63°F48°
Precip43%Wind4 mphUV5Humidity61%
Rained 0.1″ 6 days ago
Hourly temperatureRain chance
65°45°
Sunrise 6:30 AM12 AM3 AM9 AM12 PM3 PMSunset 7:42 PM
Sat
65°49°
44%
Sun
67°50°
28%
Mon
66°47°
18%
Tue
79°49°
Wed
85°55°
Thu
72°56°
Sunset
The best sunset spot on this hike is 2.5 mi in (~79 min). Leave by 6:03 PM for the 7:42 PM sunset. Back at your car by 8:57 PM, after dark — bring a headlamp. Car visible from the viewpoint
Good to know
- Toilets at the trailhead
- Parking lot at the trailhead
Other ways to reach this destination
- 3.9 mi · loop · via Palouse to Cascades State Park Trail
- 4.8 mi · out & back · via Palouse to Cascades State Park Trail
- 5.2 mi · out & back · via Palouse to Cascades State Park Trail
- 5.7 mi · out & back · via Palouse to Cascades State Park Trail
- 6 mi · out & back · via Palouse to Cascades State Park Trail
- 7 mi · out & back · via Palouse to Cascades State Park Trail
- 7.3 mi · out & back · via Palouse to Cascades State Park Trail
- 7.6 mi · out & back · via Palouse to Cascades State Park Trail
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- Asahel Curtis Nature Trail 2.1 mi · ▲ 233 ft
- 9070-115 via Palouse to Cascades State Park Trail 4.8 mi · ▲ 881 ft
- Palouse to Cascades State Park Trail 5.6 mi · ▲ 669 ft
- Palouse to Cascades State Park Trail 5.7 mi · ▲ 694 ft
- Palouse to Cascades State Park Trail 5.7 mi · ▲ 667 ft
- Annette Lake & Annette Lake Trail 7.4 mi · ▲ 1,966 ft
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