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Palouse to Cascades State Park Trail

4.8 mi · ▲ 647 ft · 1 hr 55 min

Palouse to Cascades State Park Trail is a 4.8-mile out-and-back near Rockdale, WA. It climbs 647 ft and is mostly gravel. It scores 0/100 on the Ambleway Wildness scale: paved and peopled.

Elevation

0 mi1,933 – 2,553 ft5.0 mi

Getting there

Trailhead: Annette Lake Trail 47.39284, -121.47397
Nearest town Rockdale, WA
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Palouse to Cascades State Park Trail

4.8 mi · ▲ 647 ft · 1 hr 55 min

Elevation 1,932–2,552 ft

Out & Back

Trailhead: Annette Lake Trail · 47.39284, -121.47397

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

  1. Start at the trailhead, heading S.
  2. 50 ftContinue straight onto Annette Lake Trail, heading SW.
  3. 0.9 miSharp left onto Palouse to Cascades State Park Trail, heading NE.
  4. 1.6 miReach the turnaround, then head back the way you came.
  5. 1.6 miSharp right onto Annette Lake Trail, heading S.
  6. 0.8 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/palouse-to-cascades-state-park-trail-out-back-8-km-ea8e

Trail surface

64% gravel36% dirt

Weather

Light drizzleTemperature 63°F48°
Precip43%Wind4 mphUV5Humidity61%
Rained 0.1″ 6 days ago
Hourly temperatureRain chance
65°45° 12 AM: 17% rain1 AM: 14% rain2 AM: 8% rain3 AM: 3% rain4 AM: 3% rain5 AM: 4% rain6 AM: 4% rain7 AM: 3% rain8 AM: 4% rain9 AM: 4% rain10 AM: 1% rain11 AM: 2% rain12 PM: 7% rain1 PM: 12% rain2 PM: 26% rain3 PM: 31% rain4 PM: 42% rain5 PM: 38% rain6 PM: 43% rain7 PM: 37% rain8 PM: 18% rain9 PM: 9% rain10 PM: 5% rain11 PM: 4% rain
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 2.1 mi in (~65 min). Leave by 6:17 PM for the 7:42 PM sunset. Back at your car by 8:48 PM, after dark — bring a headlamp. Car visible from the viewpoint

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Good to know

  • Toilets at the trailhead
  • Parking lot at the trailhead

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