Palouse to Cascades State Park Trail is an 8.4-mile out-and-back in Cedar River Municipal Watershed near Cedar Falls, WA. It climbs 507 ft and is mostly gravel. It scores 32/100 on the Ambleway Wildness scale: green fringe.
Elevation
0 mi948 – 1,362 ft8.9 mi
Getting there
Trailhead: Unnamed 47.43256, -121.76710
Nearest town Cedar Falls, WA
Directions
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Palouse to Cascades State Park Trail
8.4 mi · ▲ 507 ft · 3 hr 3 min
Elevation 950–1,361 ft
Out & Back · Cedar River Municipal Watershed
Trailhead: 47.43256, -121.76710
Weather Sep 5: Rain, high 69°F / low 52° · precip 33% · wind 3 mph · sunrise 6:32 AM · sunset 7:41 PM
Toilets at the trailhead · Parking lot at the trailhead
- Start at the trailhead, heading NE.
- 250 ftSharp right, heading SE.
- 50 ftContinue straight onto Palouse to Cascades State Park Trail, heading SE.
- 50 ftBear left onto Palouse to Cascades State Park Connector, heading SE.
- 0.2 miContinue straight onto Palouse to Cascades State Park Trail, heading E.
- 3.4 miTurn right, heading SE.
- 50 ftTurn left, heading SE.
- 0.7 miReach the turnaround, then head back the way you came.
- 0.7 miTurn right, heading SW.
- 3.4 miContinue straight onto Palouse to Cascades State Park Connector, heading W.
- 0.2 miBear right onto Palouse to Cascades State Park Trail, heading W.
- 50 ftSharp left, heading W.
- 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
98% gravel2% unspecified
Weather
RainTemperature 69°F52°
Precip33%Wind3 mphUV5Humidity56%
Rained 0.1″ 3 days ago (0.3″ over the last week)
Hourly temperatureRain chance
70°50°
Sunrise 6:32 AM12 AM3 AM9 AM12 PM3 PMSunset 7:41 PM
Sun
71°50°
Mon
61°49°
Tue
73°52°
Wed
78°54°
Thu
64°52°
Fri
68°47°
21%
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
- 5.6 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
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