Palouse to Cascades State Park Trail
10.7 mi · ▲ 1,394 ft · 4 hr 16 min
Palouse to Cascades State Park Trail is a 10.7-mile out-and-back near Garcia, WA. It climbs 1,394 ft, with sections as steep as 34% grade. It scores 7/100 on the Ambleway Wildness scale: paved and peopled.
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Palouse to Cascades State Park Trail
10.7 mi · ▲ 1,394 ft · 4 hr 16 min
Elevation 1,642–2,418 ft
Out & Back
Trailhead: National Forest Development Road 9021 · 47.42193, -121.61807
Weather Aug 4: Overcast, high 77°F / low 60° · precip 0% · wind 1 mph · sunrise 5:49 AM · sunset 8:38 PM
- Start at the trailhead, heading N.
- 0.3 miSharp right onto Palouse to Cascades State Park Trail, heading E.
- 2 miSharp right, heading W.
- 350 ftSharp left, heading SE.
- 0.3 miBear left onto National Forest Development Road 9020, heading SW.
- 2.7 miReach the turnaround, then head back the way you came.
- 2.7 miBear right, heading NE.
- 0.3 miSharp right, heading NW.
- 350 ftSharp left onto Palouse to Cascades State Park Trail, heading E.
- 2 miSharp left, heading W.
- 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.
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Sunset
The best sunset spot on this hike is 1.4 mi in (~38 min). Leave by 7:40 PM for the 8:38 PM sunset. Back at your car by 9:32 PM, after dark — bring a headlamp.
Other ways to reach this destination
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- 9.4 mi · out & back · via Palouse to Cascades State Park Trail
- 7 mi · out & back · via Palouse to Cascades State Park Trail
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