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Palouse to Cascades State Park Trail

8.3 mi · ▲ 2,728 ft · 4 hr 8 min

Palouse to Cascades State Park Trail is an 8.3-mile out-and-back near Garcia, WA. It climbs 2,728 ft, with sections as steep as 35% grade. It scores 19/100 on the Ambleway Wildness scale: paved and peopled.

Elevation

0 mi1,460 – 3,386 ft · steepest grade: 35%8.5 mi

Getting there

Trailhead: National Forest Development Road 9021 47.42193, -121.61807
Nearest town Garcia, WA
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Palouse to Cascades State Park Trail

8.3 mi · ▲ 2,728 ft · 4 hr 8 min

Elevation 1,458–3,386 ft

Out & Back

Trailhead: National Forest Development Road 9021 · 47.42193, -121.61807

Weather Aug 3: Fog, high 68°F / low 47° · precip 0% · wind 4 mph · sunrise 5:48 AM · sunset 8:39 PM

  1. Start at the trailhead, heading N.
  2. 0.3 miTurn left onto Palouse to Cascades State Park Trail, heading W.
  3. 1.9 miSharp left onto Zig Zag Trail, heading SE.
  4. 450 ftTurn right, heading W.
  5. 1.3 miSharp right, heading NW.
  6. 0.3 miBear left onto National Forest Development Road 9023, heading S.
  7. 0.4 miReach the turnaround, then head back the way you came.
  8. 0.4 miBear right, heading N.
  9. 0.3 miSharp left, heading SE.
  10. 1.3 miTurn left onto Zig Zag Trail, heading E.
  11. 450 ftSharp right onto Palouse to Cascades State Park Trail, heading NW.
  12. 1.9 miTurn right, heading E.
  13. 0.2 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-13-km-e3ce

Trail surface

45% gravel40% dirt15% unspecified

Weather

FogTemperature 68°F47°
Precip0%Wind4 mphUV7Humidity76%
Rained 0.1″ 6 days ago
Hourly temperature
70°45°
Sunrise 5:48 AM12 AM3 AM9 AM12 PM3 PM6 PMSunset 8:39 PM
Tue 76°58°
Wed 84°63°
Thu 85°59°
Fri 77°50°
Sat 75°49°
Sun 76°50°

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