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Palouse to Cascades State Park Trail

3.7 mi · ▲ 967 ft · 1 hr 43 min

Palouse to Cascades State Park Trail is a 3.7-mile out-and-back near Garcia, WA. It climbs 967 ft, with sections as steep as 40% grade. It scores 1/100 on the Ambleway Wildness scale: paved and peopled.

Elevation

0 mi1,424 – 2,415 ft · steepest grade: 40%3.7 mi

Getting there

Trailhead: Unnamed 47.42537, -121.62655
Nearest town Garcia, WA
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Palouse to Cascades State Park Trail

3.7 mi · ▲ 967 ft · 1 hr 43 min

Elevation 1,424–2,414 ft

Out & Back

Trailhead: 47.42537, -121.62655

Weather Aug 4: Overcast, high 78°F / low 61° · precip 0% · wind 3 mph · sunrise 5:49 AM · sunset 8:38 PM

  1. Start at the trailhead, heading S.
  2. 0.1 miTurn left onto Palouse to Cascades State Park Trail, heading E.
  3. 0.2 miTurn right, heading SE.
  4. 0.3 miTurn right onto National Forest Development Road 9021, heading W.
  5. 1.3 miReach the turnaround, then head back the way you came.
  6. 1.3 miTurn left, heading NE.
  7. 0.3 miTurn left onto Palouse to Cascades State Park Trail, heading W.
  8. 0.2 miTurn right, heading W.
  9. 0.1 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-6-km-aa29

Trail surface

8% gravel92% unspecified

Weather

OvercastTemperature 78°F61°
Precip0%Wind3 mphUV7Humidity55%
Rained 0.1″ 7 days ago
Hourly temperature
80°60°
Sunrise 5:49 AM12 AM3 AM9 AM12 PM3 PM6 PMSunset 8:38 PM
Wed 83°66°
Thu 88°61°
Fri 81°55°
Sat 78°54°
Sun 77°51°
Mon 79°52°

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