Palouse to Cascades State Park Trail

7.1 mi · ▲ 1,146 ft · 2 hr 56 min

Palouse to Cascades State Park Trail is a 7.1-mile out-and-back near Garcia, WA. It climbs 1,146 ft, with sections as steep as 38% grade. It scores 0/100 on the Ambleway Wildness scale: paved and peopled.

Elevation

0 mi1,578 – 2,471 ft · steepest grade: 38%7.2 mi

Getting there

Trailhead: McClellan Butte Trailhead 47.41202, -121.58906
Nearest town Garcia, WA

Directions

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Palouse to Cascades State Park Trail

7.1 mi · ▲ 1,146 ft · 2 hr 56 min

Elevation 1,577–2,469 ft

Out & Back

Trailhead: McClellan Butte Trailhead · 47.41202, -121.58906

Weather Sep 5: Heavy drizzle, high 64°F / low 53° · precip 56% · wind 6 mph · sunrise 6:31 AM · sunset 7:41 PM

Toilets at the trailhead · Parking lot at the trailhead

  1. Start on McClellan Butte Trail, heading SE.
  2. 0.9 miBear right onto Palouse to Cascades State Park Trail, heading N.
  3. 1.9 miSharp left, heading SE.
  4. 0.5 miTurn left onto 9021-110, heading E.
  5. 0.3 miReach the turnaround, then head back the way you came.
  6. 0.3 miTurn right, heading N.
  7. 0.5 miSharp right onto Palouse to Cascades State Park Trail, heading E.
  8. 1.9 miBear left onto McClellan Butte Trail, heading SE.
  9. 0.9 miArrive back at the trailhead.

Each distance is the walk from the previous step. Tap a step for a map of its junction.

Trail surface

52% gravel26% dirt22% unspecified

Weather

Heavy drizzleTemperature 64°F53°
Precip56%Wind6 mphUV5Humidity55%
Rained 0.1″ 2 days ago (0.2″ over the last week)
Hourly temperatureRain chance
65°50° 12 AM: 1% rain1 AM: 1% rain2 AM: 1% rain3 AM: 1% rain4 AM: 1% rain5 AM: 2% rain6 AM: 2% rain7 AM: 2% rain8 AM: 3% rain9 AM: 3% rain10 AM: 4% rain11 AM: 2% rain12 PM: 6% rain1 PM: 19% rain2 PM: 43% rain3 PM: 56% rain4 PM: 45% rain5 PM: 32% rain6 PM: 31% rain7 PM: 22% rain8 PM: 12% rain9 PM: 5% rain10 PM: 5% rain11 PM: 4% rain
Sunrise 6:31 AM12 AM3 AM9 AM12 PM3 PMSunset 7:41 PM
Sun 68°51° 23%
Mon 60°47° 19%
Tue 72°49°
Wed 76°53°
Thu 63°50°
Fri 65°45° 30%

Good to know

  • Toilets at the trailhead
  • Parking lot at the trailhead

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