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Palouse to Cascades State Park Trail

6.1 mi · ▲ 570 ft · 2 hr 19 min

Palouse to Cascades State Park Trail is a 6.1-mile out-and-back near Garcia, WA. It climbs 570 ft, with sections as steep as 26% grade, and is mostly gravel. It scores 0/100 on the Ambleway Wildness scale: paved and peopled.

Elevation

0 mi1,424 – 1,798 ft · steepest grade: 26%6.2 mi

Getting there

Trailhead: Unnamed 47.42537, -121.62655
Nearest town Garcia, WA
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Palouse to Cascades State Park Trail

6.1 mi · ▲ 570 ft · 2 hr 19 min

Elevation 1,424–1,798 ft

Out & Back

Trailhead: 47.42537, -121.62655

Weather Aug 3: Fog, high 69°F / low 49° · precip 0% · wind 5 mph · sunrise 5:48 AM · sunset 8:39 PM

  1. Start at the trailhead, heading S.
  2. 0.1 miTurn left onto Palouse to Cascades State Park Trail, heading E.
  3. 2 miBear left onto McClellan Butte Trail, heading SE.
  4. 0.9 miReach the turnaround, then head back the way you came.
  5. 0.9 miBear right onto Palouse to Cascades State Park Trail, heading NW.
  6. 2 miTurn right, heading W.
  7. 400 ftArrive 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-10-km-141c

Trail surface

67% gravel30% dirt3% unspecified

Weather

FogTemperature 69°F49°
Precip0%Wind5 mphUV7Humidity72%
Rained 0.1″ 2 days ago
Hourly temperature
70°45°
Sunrise 5:48 AM12 AM3 AM9 AM12 PM3 PM6 PMSunset 8:39 PM
Tue 78°60°
Wed 85°65°
Thu 86°60°
Fri 78°52°
Sat 76°51°
Sun 78°51°

Sunset

The best sunset spot on this hike is 1.4 mi in (~40 min). Leave by 7:39 PM for the 8:39 PM sunset. Back at your car by 9:29 PM, after dark — bring a headlamp.

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