Twin Falls (Upper)–Twin Falls (Lower), 9 sights is a 15.9-mile out-and-back in Olallie State Park near Garcia, WA. The route passes Semi Wall, Upper Twin Falls Viewpoint, Lower Twin Falls Viewpoint and 5 more. It climbs 4,036 ft, with sections as steep as 43% grade, and is mostly dirt. It scores 23/100 on the Ambleway Wildness scale: paved and peopled.
Elevation
0 mi725 – 3,839 ft · steepest grade: 43%16.6 mi
Getting there
Trailhead: Unnamed 47.43556, -121.65532
Nearest town Garcia, WA
Directions
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Twin Falls (Upper)–Twin Falls (Lower), 9 sights
15.9 mi · ▲ 4,036 ft · 7 hr 19 min
Elevation 724–3,839 ft
Out & Back · Olallie State Park
Trailhead: 47.43556, -121.65532
Weather Sep 5: Drizzle, high 65°F / low 51° · precip 58% · wind 6 mph · sunrise 6:30 AM · sunset 7:43 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.
- 0.4 miContinue straight onto Twin Falls Trail, heading W.
- 0.9 miSharp left onto Lower Twin Falls Viewpoint, heading N.
- 50 ftPass Upper Twin Falls Viewpoint.
- 50 ftPass Lower Twin Falls Viewpoint.
- 50 ftPass Twin Falls (Lower).
- 150 ftReach Twin Falls (Upper), then turn around and head back the way you came.
- 200 ftSharp right onto Twin Falls Trail, heading SW.
- 0.9 miSharp right onto Palouse to Cascades State Park Trail, heading E.
- 0.7 miTurn right, heading W.
- 1.8 miSharp left onto Olallie Trail, heading SW.
- 1.7 miBear right onto Olallie Trail Downhill Alternate, heading N.
- 50 ftTurn right onto Olallie Trail, heading N.
- 50 ftBear left onto Olallie Trail Downhill Alternate, heading E.
- 100 ftBear right onto Olallie Trail, heading SE.
- 50 ftBear left onto Olallie Trail Downhill Alternate, heading SE.
- 0.1 miPass Olallie Viewpoint.
- 0.1 miSharp left onto Olallie Trail, heading E.
- 2.5 miPass Olallie Viewpoint.
- 1.1 miContinue straight onto Olallie Trail;Mount Washington Trail, heading S.
- 150 ftTurn left onto Olallie Trail, heading S.
- 1 miPass Olallie Viewpoint.
- 1 miTurn left onto Pond Trail, heading SW.
- 0.1 miTurn left onto 5010-350, heading SW.
- 0.5 miTurn right, heading NE.
- 0.1 miSharp right onto Change Creek Trail, heading NE.
- 1.2 miContinue straight onto Hall Creek Trestle, heading NE.
- 0.1 miTurn left onto Hall Creek Trail, heading E.
- 250 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
69% dirt26% gravel5% unspecified
Weather
DrizzleTemperature 65°F51°
Precip58%Wind6 mphUV5Humidity54%
Rained 0.1″ 3 days ago (0.4″ over the last week)
Hourly temperatureRain chance
65°50°
Sunrise 6:30 AM12 AM3 AM9 AM12 PM3 PMSunset 7:43 PM
Sun
69°49°
20%
Mon
62°48°
19%
Tue
73°51°
Wed
78°54°
Thu
65°52°
Fri
67°47°
30%
Sunset
The best sunset spot on this hike is 2.9 mi in (~128 min). Leave by 5:15 PM for the 7:43 PM sunset. Back at your car by 9:14 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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