Rainbow Lake via Palouse to Cascades State Park Trail is a 4-mile out-and-back in Olallie State Park near Cedar Falls, WA. The route reaches Rainbow Lake. It climbs 337 ft. It scores 41/100 on the Ambleway Wildness scale: green fringe.
Elevation
0 mi869 – 1,066 ft4.3 mi
Getting there
Trailhead: Unnamed 47.43256, -121.76710
Nearest town Cedar Falls, WA
Directions
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Rainbow Lake via Palouse to Cascades State Park Trail
4 mi · ▲ 337 ft · 1 hr 30 min
Elevation 870–1,067 ft
Out & Back · Olallie State Park
Trailhead: 47.43256, -121.76710
Weather Aug 3: Clear, high 73°F / low 49° · precip 0% · wind 6 mph · sunrise 5:48 AM · sunset 8:40 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.
- 0.5 miSharp left, heading E.
- 0.1 miTurn right, heading NW.
- 0.2 miBear left, heading NE.
- 0.4 miBear right, heading N.
- 100 ftBear left, heading N.
- 0.1 miPass Rainbow Lake.
- 50 ftBear left, heading NW.
- 200 ftTurn left, heading W.
- 0.3 miReach Rainbow Lake, then turn around and head back the way you came.
- 0.3 miTurn right, heading NE.
- 150 ftBear right, heading NE.
- 0.1 miBear right, heading E.
- 100 ftBear left, heading SE.
- 0.4 miBear right, heading S.
- 0.2 miTurn left, heading SW.
- 0.6 miContinue straight onto Palouse to Cascades State Park Connector, heading W.
- 0.2 miBear right onto Palouse to Cascades State Park Trail, heading W.
- 50 ftSharp left, heading W.
- 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
33% gravel7% dirt1% paved59% unspecified
Weather
ClearTemperature 73°F49°
Precip0%Wind6 mphUV7Humidity59%
Hourly temperature
75°45°
Sunrise 5:48 AM12 AM3 AM9 AM12 PM3 PM6 PMSunset 8:40 PM
Tue
82°56°
Wed
89°64°
Thu
88°61°
Fri
80°53°
Sat
79°53°
Sun
80°53°
Good to know
- Toilets at the trailhead
- Parking lot at the trailhead
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