Salal Point–Semi Wall, 9 sights is a 10.1-mile out-and-back in Olallie State Park near Garcia, WA. The route passes Semi Wall and Salal Point before reaching Olallie Viewpoint at the turnaround, 5 miles in. It climbs 3,832 ft, with sections as steep as 38% grade, and is mostly dirt. It scores 17/100 on the Ambleway Wildness scale: paved and peopled.
Elevation
0 mi1,214 – 3,839 ft · steepest grade: 38%10.5 mi
Getting there
Trailhead: Unnamed 47.43556, -121.65532
Nearest town Garcia, WA
Directions
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Salal Point–Semi Wall, 9 sights
10.1 mi · ▲ 3,832 ft · 5 hr 17 min
Elevation 1,214–3,839 ft
Out & Back · Olallie State Park
Trailhead: 47.43556, -121.65532
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 on Hall Creek Trail, heading S.
- 0.2 miTurn right onto Hall Creek Trestle, heading N.
- 0.1 miContinue straight onto Change Creek Trail, heading NW.
- 100 ftBear left onto Palouse to Cascades State Park Trail, heading NW.
- 0.1 miContinue straight onto Change Creek Trestle, heading NW.
- 200 ftTurn left onto Deception Crags Climbers' Trail, heading NW.
- 100 ftContinue straight onto Palouse to Cascades State Park Trail, heading NW.
- 0.8 miPass Semi Wall.
- 50 ftBear left onto Mount Washington Trail, heading W.
- 0.3 miTurn right onto Amazonian access, heading SE.
- 50 ftSharp right onto Mount Washington Trail, heading SE.
- 0.8 miContinue straight onto Salal Point Access, heading W.
- 0.3 miPass Salal Point.
- 150 ftReach Semi Wall, then turn around and head back the way you came.
- 0.3 miBear left onto Mount Washington Trail, heading NW.
- 0.6 miSharp left onto Great Wall Trail, heading SW.
- 1 miTurn left onto Olallie Trail, heading SE.
- 0.3 miPass Olallie Viewpoint.
- 0.9 miTurn left onto Pond Trail, heading SW.
- 0.1 miTurn left onto 5010-350, heading SW.
- 0.5 miTurn right, heading S.
- 0.1 miSharp right onto Change Creek Trail, heading NE.
- 0.3 miContinue straight onto National Forest Development Road 9023, heading E.
- 1.3 miTurn left, heading E.
- 0.3 miSharp left, heading E.
- 1.3 miTurn left onto Zig Zag Trail, heading N.
- 450 ftContinue straight onto Hall Creek Trail, heading NE.
- 50 ftBear right onto Hall Creek Trestle, heading NE.
- 100 ftTurn right onto Hall Creek Trail, heading NE.
- 0.2 miArrive back at the trailhead.
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Trail surface
71% dirt12% gravel17% unspecified
Weather
Mostly clearTemperature 72°F47°
Precip0%Wind5 mphUV7Humidity76%
Hourly temperature
75°45°
Sunrise 5:48 AM12 AM3 AM9 AM12 PM3 PM6 PMSunset 8:39 PM
Tue
80°57°
Wed
86°63°
Thu
87°61°
Fri
79°53°
Sat
77°52°
Sun
79°52°
Sunset
The best sunset spot on this hike is 4.8 mi in (~202 min). Leave by 4:57 PM for the 8:39 PM sunset. Back at your car by 11:12 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
- Olallie Knob via Change Creek Trail 2.1 mi · ▲ 1,242 ft
- Hall Point via Change Creek Trail 2.2 mi · ▲ 1,436 ft
- Change Creek Trail 4.7 mi · ▲ 2,763 ft
- 9023-310 & Zig Zag Trail via National Forest Development Road 9023 4.8 mi · ▲ 2,425 ft
- 5010-350 via Change Creek Trail 4.9 mi · ▲ 2,122 ft
- Change Creek Trail 5 mi · ▲ 2,285 ft
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