Actual Cave–Semi Wall Loop, 9 sights is a 7.1-mile loop in Olallie State Park near Ragnar, WA. The route passes Semi Wall, Actual Cave, Amazonia and 2 more. It climbs 2,750 ft, with sections as steep as 35% grade, and is mostly dirt. It scores 7/100 on the Ambleway Wildness scale: paved and peopled.
Elevation
0 mi1,260 – 3,839 ft · steepest grade: 35%7.4 mi
Getting there
Trailhead: Unnamed 47.44177, -121.67221
Nearest town Ragnar, WA
Directions
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Actual Cave–Semi Wall Loop, 9 sights
7.1 mi · ▲ 2,750 ft · 3 hr 45 min
Elevation 1,258–3,839 ft
Loop · Olallie State Park
Trailhead: 47.44177, -121.67221
Weather Sep 20: sunrise 6:52 AM · sunset 7:10 PM
Toilets at the trailhead · Parking lot at the trailhead
- Start at the trailhead, heading W.
- 450 ftBear right, heading W.
- 400 ftContinue straight onto Palouse to Cascades State Park Trail, heading NW.
- 0.1 miBear left onto Mount Washington Trail, heading SW.
- 50 ftPass Semi Wall.
- 0.3 miTurn right onto Amazonian access, heading SE.
- 50 ftPass Actual Cave.
- 50 ftPass Amazonia.
- 50 ftPass Club Paradiso.
- 50 ftReach Semi Wall, then turn around and head back the way you came.
- 50 ftSharp left onto Mount Washington Trail, heading SE.
- 1.4 miSharp left onto Great Wall Trail, heading SW.
- 1 miTurn left onto Olallie Trail, heading S.
- 0.3 miPass Olallie Viewpoint.
- 0.9 miTurn left onto Pond Trail, heading W.
- 0.1 miTurn left onto 5010-350, heading SE.
- 0.5 miTurn right, heading NE.
- 0.1 miSharp right onto Change Creek Trail, heading E.
- 1.2 miBear left onto Palouse to Cascades State Park Trail, heading E.
- 0.1 miContinue straight onto Change Creek Trestle, heading N.
- 200 ftTurn left onto Deception Crags Climbers' Trail, heading NW.
- 100 ftContinue straight onto Palouse to Cascades State Park Trail, heading NW.
- 0.7 miSharp right, heading NW.
- 350 ftBear left, heading W.
- 150 ftThe loop closes back at the trailhead.
Each distance is the walk from the previous step. Tap a step for a map of its junction.
Trail surface
73% dirt16% gravel11% unspecified
Weather
Sunrise 6:52 AMSunset 7:10 PM
Sunset
The best sunset spot on this hike is 2.3 mi in (~114 min). Leave by 4:57 PM for the 7:10 PM sunset. Back at your car by 8:21 PM, after dark — bring a headlamp.
Good to know
- Toilets at the trailhead
- Parking lot at the trailhead
Other ways to reach this destination
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- Semi Wall & Twin Falls Trail 4.8 mi · ▲ 1,150 ft
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- 9021-410–Change Creek Trail, 4 sights 9.9 mi · ▲ 2,164 ft
- Chester Morse Lake–5010-360, 5 sights 15.4 mi · ▲ 5,925 ft
- 5010-330–5010-360, 4 sights 11 mi · ▲ 4,038 ft
- 5010-350–Change Creek Trail, 3 sights 6.2 mi · ▲ 2,332 ft
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