Palouse to Cascades State Park Trail is a 14.8-mile out-and-back in Lake Easton State Park near Cabin Creek, WA. It climbs 586 ft, with sections as steep as 25% grade, and is mostly gravel. It scores 25/100 on the Ambleway Wildness scale: green fringe.
Elevation
0 mi2,192 – 2,530 ft · steepest grade: 25%15.1 mi
Getting there
Trailhead: S Curves 47.25602, -121.20794
Nearest town Cabin Creek, WA
Directions
AMBLEWAYwww.ambleway.com
Palouse to Cascades State Park Trail
14.8 mi · ▲ 586 ft · 5 hr 14 min
Elevation 2,192–2,529 ft
Out & Back · Lake Easton State Park
Trailhead: S Curves · 47.25602, -121.20794
Weather Sep 5: Light drizzle, high 66°F / low 46° · precip 36% · wind 3 mph · sunrise 6:29 AM · sunset 7:41 PM
- Start at the trailhead, heading SW.
- 350 ftTurn left, heading SE.
- 150 ftBear right, heading SE.
- 450 ftContinue straight onto Loop D Loop's, heading S.
- 0.1 miContinue straight onto Going Home Loop, heading S.
- 0.3 miContinue straight onto Palouse to Cascades State Park Trail, heading S.
- 5.5 miBear right onto Forest Road 5400-424, heading N.
- 150 ftTurn left, heading N.
- 0.2 miBear right onto Palouse to Cascades State Park Trail, heading NW.
- 1.1 miReach the turnaround, then head back the way you came.
- 1.1 miBear left, heading SE.
- 0.2 miTurn right onto Forest Road 5400-424, heading S.
- 150 ftBear left onto Palouse to Cascades State Park Trail, heading S.
- 5.7 miContinue straight onto Going Home Loop, heading N.
- 0.2 miContinue straight onto Loop D Loop's, heading N.
- 0.1 miBear left, heading NW.
- 150 ftTurn right, heading NW.
- 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
89% gravel7% dirt4% unspecified
Weather
Light drizzleTemperature 66°F46°
Feels like47°Precip36%Wind3 mphUV6Humidity61%
Hourly temperatureRain chance
70°45°
Sunrise 6:29 AM12 AM3 AM9 AM12 PM3 PMSunset 7:41 PM
Sun
68°47°
29%
Mon
66°45°
Tue
77°47°
Wed
80°50°
Thu
67°50°
Fri
66°45°
21%
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
More from S Curves Trailhead
- Palouse to Cascades State Park Trail 2.3 mi · ▲ 113 ft
- Palouse to Cascades State Park Trail 2.3 mi · ▲ 113 ft
- Palouse to Cascades State Park Trail 12.3 mi · ▲ 505 ft
- Palouse to Cascades State Park Trail 12.3 mi · ▲ 505 ft
- Palouse to Cascades State Park Trail 12.9 mi · ▲ 373 ft
- Palouse to Cascades State Park Trail 12.9 mi · ▲ 373 ft
Get outside more
A wild hike near Cabin Creek, emailed to you once a week.
Hikes near Cabin Creek, Washington