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Cedar River Municipal Watershed

Palouse to Cascades State Park Trail

7 mi · ▲ 686 ft · 2 hr 41 min

Palouse to Cascades State Park Trail is a 7-mile out-and-back in Cedar River Municipal Watershed near Ragnar, WA. It climbs 686 ft, with sections as steep as 17% grade, and is mostly gravel. It scores 38/100 on the Ambleway Wildness scale: green fringe.

Elevation

0 mi948 – 1,257 ft · steepest grade: 17%7.4 mi

Getting there

Trailhead: Unnamed 47.44451, -121.70984
Nearest town Ragnar, WA
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Palouse to Cascades State Park Trail

7 mi · ▲ 686 ft · 2 hr 41 min

Elevation 947–1,257 ft

Out & Back · Cedar River Municipal Watershed

Trailhead: 47.44451, -121.70984

Weather Aug 3: Clear, high 74°F / low 48° · precip 0% · wind 4 mph · sunrise 5:48 AM · sunset 8:39 PM

  1. Start at the trailhead, heading E.
  2. 0.5 miSharp right onto Palouse to Cascades State Park Trail, heading SW.
  3. 2.9 miContinue straight onto Palouse to Cascades State Park Connector, heading W.
  4. 0.2 miBear right onto Palouse to Cascades State Park Trail, heading N.
  5. 150 ftReach the turnaround, then head back the way you came.
  6. 150 ftBear left onto Palouse to Cascades State Park Connector, heading NW.
  7. 0.2 miContinue straight onto Palouse to Cascades State Park Trail, heading SE.
  8. 2.9 miSharp left, heading NE.
  9. 0.3 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-12-km

Trail surface

86% gravel14% dirt

Weather

ClearTemperature 74°F48°
Precip0%Wind4 mphUV7Humidity67%
Hourly temperature
75°45°
Sunrise 5:48 AM12 AM3 AM9 AM12 PM3 PM6 PMSunset 8:39 PM
Tue 82°54°
Wed 88°59°
Thu 88°61°
Fri 80°53°
Sat 79°53°
Sun 80°53°

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