Palouse to Cascades State Park Trail
6.2 mi · ▲ 897 ft · 2 hr 31 min
Palouse to Cascades State Park Trail is a 6.2-mile out-and-back near Garcia, WA. It climbs 897 ft, with sections as steep as 34% grade, and is mostly gravel. It scores 2/100 on the Ambleway Wildness scale: paved and peopled.
Elevation
0 mi1,424 – 2,202 ft · steepest grade: 34%6.4 mi
Getting there
Trailhead: Unnamed 47.42537, -121.62655
Nearest town Garcia, WA
Directions
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Palouse to Cascades State Park Trail
6.2 mi · ▲ 897 ft · 2 hr 31 min
Elevation 1,424–2,203 ft
Out & Back
Trailhead: 47.42537, -121.62655
Weather Sep 4: Light drizzle, high 64°F / low 48° · precip 55% · wind 2 mph · sunrise 6:30 AM · sunset 7:43 PM
- Start at the trailhead, heading S.
- 0.1 miTurn left onto Palouse to Cascades State Park Trail, heading E.
- 2.2 miSharp right, heading SE.
- 350 ftSharp left, heading W.
- 0.3 miTurn right onto National Forest Development Road 9020, heading SW.
- 0.5 miReach the turnaround, then head back the way you came.
- 0.5 miTurn left, heading SE.
- 0.3 miSharp right, heading NW.
- 350 ftSharp left onto Palouse to Cascades State Park Trail, heading NW.
- 2.2 miTurn right, heading W.
- 500 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
69% gravel31% unspecified
Weather
Light drizzleTemperature 64°F48°
Precip55%Wind2 mphUV5Humidity57%
Rained 0.1″ 2 days ago (0.4″ over the last week)
Hourly temperatureRain chance
65°45°
Sunrise 6:30 AM12 AM3 AM9 AM12 PM3 PMSunset 7:43 PM
Sat
64°51°
54%
Sun
69°51°
21%
Mon
67°49°
19%
Tue
79°50°
Wed
86°57°
Thu
73°58°
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