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 Aug 3: Mostly clear, high 72°F / low 47° · precip 0% · wind 5 mph · sunrise 5:48 AM · sunset 8:39 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
Mostly clearTemperature 72°F47°
Precip0%Wind5 mphUV7Humidity81%
Hourly temperature
75°45°
Sunrise 5:48 AM12 AM3 AM9 AM12 PM3 PM6 PMSunset 8:39 PM
Tue
79°57°
Wed
86°63°
Thu
87°61°
Fri
79°52°
Sat
77°51°
Sun
79°52°
Sunset
The best sunset spot on this hike is 3.3 mi in (~158 min). Leave by 5:41 PM for the 8:39 PM sunset. Back at your car by 10:15 PM, after dark — bring a headlamp.
Good to know
- Toilets at the trailhead
- Parking lot at the trailhead
Other ways to reach this destination
More from this trailhead
- Actual Cave–Semi Wall, 5 sights 1 mi · ▲ 403 ft
- Twin Falls (Upper)–Twin Falls (Lower), 5 viewpoints 3 mi · ▲ 966 ft
- Olallie Knob–Change Creek Trail, 3 sights 3.4 mi · ▲ 1,452 ft
- Semi Wall & Twin Falls Trail 4.8 mi · ▲ 1,150 ft
- 5010-350–Change Creek Trail, 3 sights 6.2 mi · ▲ 2,332 ft
- Mount Washington–Semi Wall, 4 sights 7 mi · ▲ 3,103 ft
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