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Palouse to Cascades State Park Trail

7.3 mi · ▲ 636 ft · 2 hr 45 min

Palouse to Cascades State Park Trail is a 7.3-mile out-and-back near Whittier, WA. It climbs 636 ft. It scores 8/100 on the Ambleway Wildness scale: paved and peopled.

Elevation

0 mi2,310 – 2,625 ft7.4 mi

Getting there

Trailhead: Forest Road 5400-314 47.30200, -121.31873
Nearest town Whittier, WA
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Palouse to Cascades State Park Trail

7.3 mi · ▲ 636 ft · 2 hr 45 min

Elevation 2,309–2,626 ft

Out & Back

Trailhead: Forest Road 5400-314 · 47.30200, -121.31873

Weather Sep 5: Drizzle, high 62°F / low 45° · precip 46% · wind 2 mph · sunrise 6:29 AM · sunset 7:41 PM

  1. Start on Forest Road 5400-314, heading S.
  2. 1.5 miTurn left onto Palouse to Cascades State Park Trail, heading SE.
  3. 1.5 miBear left, heading SE.
  4. 0.2 miTurn left onto Forest Road 5400-424, heading E.
  5. 0.5 miReach the turnaround, then head back the way you came.
  6. 0.5 miTurn right, heading N.
  7. 0.2 miBear right onto Palouse to Cascades State Park Trail, heading NW.
  8. 1.5 miTurn right onto Forest Road 5400-314, heading NE.
  9. 1.4 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-bd70

Trail surface

42% gravel58% unspecified

Weather

DrizzleTemperature 62°F45°
Precip46%Wind2 mphUV5Humidity61%
Hourly temperatureRain chance
65°45° 12 AM: 18% rain1 AM: 12% rain2 AM: 5% rain3 AM: 2% rain4 AM: 3% rain5 AM: 3% rain6 AM: 3% rain7 AM: 3% rain8 AM: 3% rain9 AM: 3% rain10 AM: 1% rain11 AM: 3% rain12 PM: 8% rain1 PM: 14% rain2 PM: 22% rain3 PM: 29% rain4 PM: 46% rain5 PM: 36% rain6 PM: 38% rain7 PM: 44% rain8 PM: 18% rain9 PM: 3% rain10 PM: 1% rain11 PM: 1% rain
Sunrise 6:29 AM12 AM3 AM9 AM12 PM3 PMSunset 7:41 PM
Sat 62°48° 39%
Sun 66°48° 29%
Mon 64°45° 16%
Tue 74°48°
Wed 78°50°
Thu 65°50°

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