Palouse to Cascades State Park Trail is a 15.9-mile out-and-back in Lake Easton State Park near Cabin Creek, WA. It climbs 404 ft, with sections as steep as 17% grade, and is mostly gravel. It scores 21/100 on the Ambleway Wildness scale: paved and peopled.
Elevation
0 mi2,192 – 2,398 ft · steepest grade: 17%16.2 mi
Getting there
Trailhead: S Curves 47.25602, -121.20794
Nearest town Cabin Creek, WA
Directions
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Palouse to Cascades State Park Trail
15.9 mi · ▲ 404 ft · 5 hr 30 min
Elevation 2,192–2,398 ft
Out & Back · Lake Easton State Park
Trailhead: S Curves · 47.25602, -121.20794
Weather Sep 4: Rain, high 63°F / low 45° · precip 38% · wind 9 mph · sunrise 6:29 AM · sunset 7:41 PM
- Start at the trailhead, heading SW.
- 350 ftTurn left, heading SE.
- 150 ftBear right, heading SE.
- 450 ftContinue straight onto Loop D Loop's, heading S.
- 0.1 miContinue straight onto Going Home Loop, heading S.
- 0.2 miBear left, heading S.
- 50 ftBear right, heading S.
- 0.1 miContinue straight onto Palouse to Cascades State Park Trail, heading S.
- 5.2 miTurn right, heading N.
- 0.4 miTurn right onto Forest Road 5400-424, heading N.
- 0.3 miTurn left, heading E.
- 0.9 miTurn right, heading NW.
- 0.3 miSharp right onto Forest Road 5400-403, heading N.
- 0.3 miReach the turnaround, then head back the way you came.
- 0.3 miSharp left, heading NW.
- 0.3 miTurn left, heading SW.
- 0.9 miTurn right onto Forest Road 5400-424, heading S.
- 0.3 miTurn left, heading NW.
- 0.4 miTurn left onto Palouse to Cascades State Park Trail, heading S.
- 5.3 miBear left, heading NE.
- 50 ftBear right, heading NE.
- 450 ftContinue straight onto Going Home Loop, heading N.
- 0.2 miContinue straight onto Loop D Loop's, heading N.
- 0.1 miBear left, heading N.
- 150 ftTurn right, heading NW.
- 100 ftArrive back at the trailhead.
Each distance is the walk from the previous step. Tap a step for a map of its junction.
Trail surface
64% gravel5% dirt31% unspecified
Weather
RainTemperature 63°F45°
Precip38%Wind9 mphUV5Humidity71%
Hourly temperatureRain chance
65°45°
Sunrise 6:29 AM12 AM3 AM9 AM12 PM3 PMSunset 7:41 PM
Sat
65°47°
35%
Sun
73°48°
35%
Mon
67°45°
Tue
76°47°
Wed
85°50°
Thu
76°54°
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