Palouse to Cascades State Park Trail is a 6-mile out-and-back near Rockdale, WA. It climbs 734 ft. It scores 0/100 on the Ambleway Wildness scale: paved and peopled.
Elevation
0 mi1,873 – 2,553 ft6.3 mi
Getting there
Trailhead: Unnamed 47.39568, -121.46575
Nearest town Rockdale, WA
Directions
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Palouse to Cascades State Park Trail
6 mi · ▲ 734 ft · 2 hr 22 min
Elevation 1,872–2,552 ft
Out & Back
Trailhead: 47.39568, -121.46575
Weather Sep 5: Rain, high 66°F / low 50° · precip 43% · wind 6 mph · sunrise 6:30 AM · sunset 7:42 PM
Toilets at the trailhead · Drinking water at the trailhead
- Start at the trailhead, heading SW.
- 250 ftBear right, heading W.
- 0.2 miTurn right, heading W.
- 0.4 miBear right, heading S.
- 50 ftContinue straight onto Annette Lake Trail, heading S.
- 0.9 miSharp left onto Palouse to Cascades State Park Trail, heading S.
- 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 N.
- 0.4 miTurn left, heading E.
- 0.2 miBear left, heading E.
- 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
51% gravel30% dirt4% paved1% boardwalk14% unspecified
Weather
RainTemperature 66°F50°
Precip43%Wind6 mphUV5Humidity56%
Rained 0.1″ 7 days ago (0.2″ over the last week)
Hourly temperatureRain chance
70°50°
Sunrise 6:30 AM12 AM3 AM9 AM12 PM3 PMSunset 7:42 PM
Sun
66°51°
28%
Mon
61°46°
18%
Tue
72°49°
Wed
76°52°
Thu
63°50°
Fri
64°46°
28%
Sunset
The best sunset spot on this hike is 2.7 mi in (~85 min). Leave by 5:57 PM for the 7:42 PM sunset. Back at your car by 9:03 PM, after dark — bring a headlamp. Trailhead visible from the viewpoint
Good to know
- Toilets at the trailhead
- Drinking water at the trailhead
Other ways to reach this destination
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- 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
- 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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