Palouse to Cascades State Park Trail is a 3.6-mile out-and-back in Cedar River Municipal Watershed near Cedar Falls, WA. It is mostly level, with 192 ft of elevation gain, and mostly gravel. It scores 53/100 on the Ambleway Wildness scale: backcountry feel.
Elevation
0 mi948 – 1,165 ft3.8 mi
Getting there
Trailhead: Unnamed 47.43256, -121.76710
Nearest town Cedar Falls, WA
Directions
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Palouse to Cascades State Park Trail
3.6 mi · ▲ 192 ft · 1 hr 18 min
Elevation 950–1,165 ft
Out & Back · Cedar River Municipal Watershed
Trailhead: 47.43256, -121.76710
Weather Sep 20: sunrise 6:52 AM · sunset 7:11 PM
Toilets at the trailhead · Parking lot at the trailhead
- Start at the trailhead, heading NE.
- 250 ftSharp right, heading SE.
- 50 ftContinue straight onto Palouse to Cascades State Park Trail, heading SE.
- 50 ftBear left onto Palouse to Cascades State Park Connector, heading SE.
- 0.2 miContinue straight onto Palouse to Cascades State Park Trail, heading E.
- 1.6 miReach the turnaround, then head back the way you came.
- 1.6 miContinue straight onto Palouse to Cascades State Park Connector, heading W.
- 0.2 miBear right onto Palouse to Cascades State Park Trail, heading SW.
- 50 ftSharp left, heading SW.
- 150 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
97% gravel1% paved2% unspecified
Weather
Sunrise 6:52 AMSunset 7:11 PM
Good to know
- Toilets at the trailhead
- Parking lot at the trailhead
Other ways to reach this destination
- 3.9 mi · loop · via Palouse to Cascades State Park Trail
- 4.8 mi · out & back · via Palouse to Cascades State Park Trail
- 5.2 mi · out & back · via Palouse to Cascades State Park Trail
- 5.6 mi · out & back · via Palouse to Cascades State Park Trail
- 5.7 mi · out & back · via Palouse to Cascades State Park Trail
- 6 mi · out & back · via Palouse to Cascades State Park Trail
- 7 mi · out & back · via Palouse to Cascades State Park Trail
- 7.3 mi · out & back · via Palouse to Cascades State Park Trail
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