Christmas Lake via Palouse to Cascades State Park Trail is an 11.9-mile out-and-back in Olallie State Park near Ragnar, WA. The route reaches Christmas Lake at the turnaround, 5.8 miles in. It climbs 1,544 ft and is mostly gravel. It scores 34/100 on the Ambleway Wildness scale: green fringe.
Elevation
0 mi604 – 1,352 ft12.3 mi
Getting there
Trailhead: Twin Falls Trail 47.45262, -121.70545
Nearest town Ragnar, WA
Directions
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Christmas Lake via Palouse to Cascades State Park Trail
11.9 mi · ▲ 1,544 ft · 4 hr 44 min
Elevation 602–1,352 ft
Out & Back · Olallie State Park
Trailhead: Twin Falls Trail · 47.45262, -121.70545
Weather Jul 17: Fog, high 68°F / low 57° · precip 6% · wind 2 mph · sunrise 5:28 AM · sunset 8:59 PM
Toilets at the trailhead · Parking lot at the trailhead
- Start on Twin Falls Trail, heading SE.
- 1.9 miSharp right onto Palouse to Cascades State Park Trail, heading W.
- 0.7 miTurn right, heading NW.
- 3.1 miBear right, heading W.
- 0.2 miPass Christmas Lake.
- 0.2 miReach Christmas Lake, then turn around and head back the way you came.
- 3.4 miTurn right, heading E.
- 50 ftTurn left, heading E.
- 0.7 miSharp left onto Twin Falls Trail, heading E.
- 1.7 miArrive back at the trailhead.
Each distance is the walk from the previous step. Tap a step for a map of its junction.
Trail surface
61% gravel38% dirt1% unspecified
Good to know
- Toilets at the trailhead
- Parking lot at the trailhead
Weather
FogTemperature 68°F57°
Precip6%Wind2 mphUV7Humidity69%
Hourly temperature
70°55°
Sunrise 5:28 AM12 AM3 AM9 AM12 PM3 PM6 PMSunset 8:59 PM
Sat
74°55°
Sun
80°54°
Mon
88°60°
Tue
92°66°
Wed
92°67°
Thu
92°66°
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