Salal Point–Semi Wall, 6 sights is a 12.9-mile out-and-back in Cedar River Municipal Watershed near Cedar Falls, WA. The route passes Rattlesnake Lake, Cedar River Municipal Watershed Viewpoint and Semi Wall before reaching Salal Point at the turnaround, 6.5 miles in. It climbs 1,955 ft, with sections as steep as 28% grade, and is mostly gravel. It scores 24/100 on the Ambleway Wildness scale: paved and peopled.
Elevation
0 mi922 – 2,756 ft · steepest grade: 28%13.9 mi
Getting there
Trailhead: Unnamed 47.42717, -121.77362
Nearest town Cedar Falls, WA
Directions
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Salal Point–Semi Wall, 6 sights
12.9 mi · ▲ 1,955 ft · 5 hr 17 min
Elevation 922–2,756 ft
Out & Back · Cedar River Municipal Watershed
Trailhead: 47.42717, -121.77362
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.
- 50 ftPass Rattlesnake Lake.
- 450 ftBear right, heading NE.
- 50 ftBear left, heading NE.
- 0.3 miPass Cedar River Municipal Watershed Viewpoint.
- 0.1 miSharp right, heading N.
- 50 ftSharp left, heading N.
- 50 ftSharp right, heading N.
- 150 ftTurn right onto Palouse to Cascades State Park Trail, heading N.
- 150 ftBear left onto Palouse to Cascades State Park Connector, heading N.
- 0.2 miContinue straight onto Palouse to Cascades State Park Trail, heading SE.
- 3.4 miTurn right, heading NE.
- 50 ftTurn left, heading NE.
- 0.9 miPass Semi Wall.
- 0.1 miSharp right onto Mount Washington Trail, heading E.
- 0.3 miTurn right onto Amazonian access, heading SW.
- 50 ftSharp right onto Mount Washington Trail, heading SW.
- 0.8 miContinue straight onto Salal Point Access, heading NW.
- 0.2 miPass Salal Point.
- 0.1 miReach Semi Wall, then turn around and head back the way you came.
- 0.3 miContinue straight onto Mount Washington Trail, heading E.
- 0.8 miSharp left onto Amazonian access, heading E.
- 50 ftTurn left onto Mount Washington Trail, heading E.
- 0.3 miSharp left onto Palouse to Cascades State Park Trail, heading E.
- 1 miTurn right, heading W.
- 3.4 miContinue straight onto Palouse to Cascades State Park Connector, heading W.
- 0.2 miBear right onto Palouse to Cascades State Park Trail, heading W.
- 150 ftTurn left, heading W.
- 150 ftSharp left, heading W.
- 50 ftSharp right, heading W.
- 50 ftSharp left, heading W.
- 0.4 miBear right, heading W.
- 50 ftBear left, heading N.
- 50 ftArrive back at the trailhead.
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Trail surface
68% gravel23% dirt1% paved8% 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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- Cedar Butte–Rattlesnake Lake, 3 summits 4 mi · ▲ 911 ft
- Rattlesnake Ledge–Rattlesnake Ledge Viewpoint, 4 viewpoints 5.2 mi · ▲ 1,152 ft
- Rattlesnake Middle Ledge–Rattlesnake Lake, 3 sights 5.6 mi · ▲ 1,430 ft
- Rattlesnake Upper Ledge–Rattlesnake Lake, 4 viewpoints 5.8 mi · ▲ 1,438 ft
- Olallie Viewpoint–Rattlesnake Lake, 4 lakes 6.5 mi · ▲ 1,592 ft
- Semi Wall–Rattlesnake Lake, 3 sights 9.6 mi · ▲ 534 ft
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