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Palouse to Cascades State Park Trail

5.6 mi · ▲ 669 ft · 2 hr 12 min

Palouse to Cascades State Park Trail is a 5.6-mile out-and-back near Rockdale, WA. It climbs 669 ft. It scores 0/100 on the Ambleway Wildness scale: paved and peopled.

Elevation

0 mi1,873 – 2,569 ft5.8 mi

Getting there

Trailhead: Unnamed 47.39377, -121.47019
Nearest town Rockdale, WA
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Palouse to Cascades State Park Trail

5.6 mi · ▲ 669 ft · 2 hr 12 min

Elevation 1,872–2,568 ft

Out & Back

Trailhead: 47.39377, -121.47019

Weather Aug 4: Overcast, high 72°F / low 50° · precip 1% · wind 3 mph · sunrise 5:47 AM · sunset 8:38 PM

Toilets at the trailhead · Parking lot at the trailhead

  1. Start at the trailhead, heading NW.
  2. 0.4 miBear right, heading S.
  3. 50 ftContinue straight onto Annette Lake Trail, heading SW.
  4. 0.9 miSharp left onto Palouse to Cascades State Park Trail, heading NE.
  5. 1.5 miBear left, heading SE.
  6. 300 ftReach the turnaround, then head back the way you came.
  7. 350 ftBear right, heading E.
  8. 1.5 miSharp right onto Annette Lake Trail, heading S.
  9. 0.9 miBear left, heading N.
  10. 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.

Trail map, photos and weather for this hike: www.ambleway.com/hikes/palouse-to-cascades-state-park-trail-out-back-9-km-573b

Trail surface

55% gravel31% dirt14% unspecified

Weather

OvercastTemperature 72°F50°
Precip1%Wind3 mphUV7Humidity53%
Hourly temperature
75°50°
Sunrise 5:47 AM12 AM3 AM9 AM12 PM3 PM6 PMSunset 8:38 PM
Tue 82°60°
Wed 87°63°
Thu 86°60°
Fri 79°54°
Sat 76°52°
Sun 75°50°

Good to know

  • Toilets at the trailhead
  • Parking lot at the trailhead

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