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Olallie State Park

Semi Wall–Change Creek Trail, 5 sights

16 mi · ▲ 2,405 ft · 6 hr 32 min

Semi Wall–Change Creek Trail, 5 sights is a 16-mile out-and-back in Olallie State Park near Garcia, WA. The route reaches Semi Wall. It climbs 2,405 ft, with sections as steep as 17% grade, and is mostly gravel. It scores 0/100 on the Ambleway Wildness scale: paved and peopled.

Elevation

0 mi604 – 1,821 ft · steepest grade: 17%16.5 mi

Getting there

Trailhead: McClellan Butte Trailhead 47.41202, -121.58906
Nearest town Garcia, WA
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Semi Wall–Change Creek Trail, 5 sights

16 mi · ▲ 2,405 ft · 6 hr 32 min

Elevation 602–1,820 ft

Out & Back · Olallie State Park

Trailhead: McClellan Butte Trailhead · 47.41202, -121.58906

Weather Sep 5: Heavy drizzle, high 64°F / low 53° · precip 56% · wind 6 mph · sunrise 6:31 AM · sunset 7:41 PM

Toilets at the trailhead · Parking lot at the trailhead

  1. Start on McClellan Butte Trail, heading SE.
  2. 0.9 miBear right onto Palouse to Cascades State Park Trail, heading N.
  3. 3.7 miContinue straight onto Zig Zag Trail, heading NW.
  4. 50 ftContinue straight onto Hall Creek Trail, heading NW.
  5. 50 ftBear right onto Hall Creek Trestle, heading NW.
  6. 0.1 miContinue straight onto Change Creek Trail, heading NW.
  7. 100 ftBear left onto Palouse to Cascades State Park Trail, heading NW.
  8. 0.1 miContinue straight onto Change Creek Trestle, heading NW.
  9. 200 ftTurn left onto Deception Crags Climbers' Trail, heading NW.
  10. 100 ftContinue straight onto Palouse to Cascades State Park Trail, heading NW.
  11. 0.7 miPass Semi Wall.
  12. 0.4 miContinue straight onto Twin Falls Trail, heading W.
  13. 1.9 miReach Semi Wall, then turn around and head back the way you came.
  14. 1.9 miContinue straight onto Palouse to Cascades State Park Trail, heading SE.
  15. 1.1 miContinue straight onto Deception Crags Climbers' Trail, heading E.
  16. 100 ftTurn right onto Change Creek Trestle, heading E.
  17. 200 ftContinue straight onto Palouse to Cascades State Park Trail, heading E.
  18. 0.1 miBear right onto Change Creek Trail, heading S.
  19. 100 ftContinue straight onto Palouse to Cascades State Park Trail, heading S.
  20. 0.1 miBear left onto Hall Creek Trail, heading SE.
  21. 50 ftContinue straight onto Zig Zag Trail, heading SE.
  22. 50 ftContinue straight onto Palouse to Cascades State Park Trail, heading SE.
  23. 3.7 miBear left onto McClellan Butte Trail, heading S.
  24. 0.8 miArrive back at the trailhead.

Each distance is the walk from the previous step. Tap a step for a map of its junction.

Trail map, photos and weather for this hike: www.ambleway.com/hikes/twin-falls-upper-out-back

Trail surface

65% gravel35% dirt

Weather

Heavy drizzleTemperature 64°F53°
Precip56%Wind6 mphUV5Humidity55%
Rained 0.1″ 2 days ago (0.2″ over the last week)
Hourly temperatureRain chance
65°50° 12 AM: 1% rain1 AM: 1% rain2 AM: 1% rain3 AM: 1% rain4 AM: 1% rain5 AM: 2% rain6 AM: 2% rain7 AM: 2% rain8 AM: 3% rain9 AM: 3% rain10 AM: 4% rain11 AM: 2% rain12 PM: 6% rain1 PM: 19% rain2 PM: 43% rain3 PM: 56% rain4 PM: 45% rain5 PM: 32% rain6 PM: 31% rain7 PM: 22% rain8 PM: 12% rain9 PM: 5% rain10 PM: 5% rain11 PM: 4% rain
Sunrise 6:31 AM12 AM3 AM9 AM12 PM3 PMSunset 7:41 PM
Sun 68°51° 23%
Mon 60°47° 19%
Tue 72°49°
Wed 76°53°
Thu 63°50°
Fri 65°45° 30%

Good to know

  • Toilets at the trailhead
  • Parking lot at the trailhead

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