Twin Falls (Upper)–Twin Falls (Lower), 8 sights is a 14-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 Twin Falls (Lower) before reaching Twin Falls (Upper) at the turnaround, 7 miles in. It climbs 2,170 ft, with sections as steep as 28% grade, and is mostly gravel. It scores 0/100 on the Ambleway Wildness scale: paved and peopled.
Elevation
0 mi725 – 1,798 ft · steepest grade: 28%14.5 mi
Getting there
Trailhead: McClellan Butte Trailhead 47.41202, -121.58906
Nearest town Garcia, WA
Directions
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Twin Falls (Upper)–Twin Falls (Lower), 8 sights
14 mi · ▲ 2,170 ft · 5 hr 45 min
Elevation 724–1,798 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
- Start on McClellan Butte Trail, heading SE.
- 0.9 miBear right onto Palouse to Cascades State Park Trail, heading N.
- 3.7 miContinue straight onto Zig Zag Trail, heading NW.
- 50 ftContinue straight onto Hall Creek Trail, heading NW.
- 50 ftBear right onto Hall Creek Trestle, heading NW.
- 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.
- 0.7 miPass Semi Wall.
- 0.4 miContinue straight onto Twin Falls Trail, heading W.
- 0.9 miPass Upper Twin Falls Viewpoint.
- 50 ftPass Lower Twin Falls Viewpoint.
- 50 ftPass Twin Falls (Lower).
- 150 ftSharp left onto Lower Twin Falls Viewpoint, heading NE.
- 200 ftReach Twin Falls (Upper), then turn around and head back the way you came.
- 200 ftSharp right onto Twin Falls Trail, heading N.
- 0.9 miContinue straight onto Palouse to Cascades State Park Trail, heading SE.
- 1.1 miContinue straight onto Deception Crags Climbers' Trail, heading E.
- 100 ftTurn right onto Change Creek Trestle, heading E.
- 200 ftContinue straight onto Palouse to Cascades State Park Trail, heading E.
- 0.1 miBear right onto Change Creek Trail, heading S.
- 50 ftContinue straight onto Palouse to Cascades State Park Trail, heading E.
- 0.2 miBear left onto Hall Creek Trail, heading SE.
- 50 ftContinue straight onto Zig Zag Trail, heading SE.
- 50 ftContinue straight onto Palouse to Cascades State Park Trail, heading SE.
- 3.7 miBear left onto McClellan Butte Trail, heading S.
- 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 surface
74% gravel26% 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°
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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