Middle Wallace Falls–Upper Wallace Falls Viewpoint, 4 viewpoints is a 14.8-mile out-and-back in Wallace Falls State Park near Startup, WA. The route passes Wallace Lake, Upper Wallace Falls Viewpoint and Middle Wallace Falls before reaching Valley Overlook at the turnaround, 7.4 miles in. It climbs 3,021 ft, with sections as steep as 22% grade, and is mostly dirt. It scores 78/100 on the Ambleway Wildness scale: genuinely wild.
Elevation
0 mi869 – 1,923 ft · steepest grade: 22%15.3 mi
Getting there
Trailhead: Shaw Lake Trailhead 47.92677, -121.71675
Nearest town Startup, WA
Directions
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Middle Wallace Falls–Upper Wallace Falls Viewpoint, 4 viewpoints
14.8 mi · ▲ 3,021 ft · 6 hr 27 min
Elevation 870–1,922 ft
Out & Back · Wallace Falls State Park
Trailhead: Shaw Lake Trailhead · 47.92677, -121.71675
Weather Aug 3: Overcast, high 71°F / low 49° · precip 0% · wind 2 mph · sunrise 5:47 AM · sunset 8:41 PM
Parking lot at the trailhead
- Start at the trailhead, heading S.
- 2.4 miSharp left, heading S.
- 50 ftTurn right, heading S.
- 1.6 miPass Wallace Lake.
- 150 ftBear right onto Greg Ball Trail, heading N.
- 0.8 miSharp left onto Wallace Falls Mainline, heading SE.
- 0.5 miTurn right, heading E.
- 1.7 miPass Upper Wallace Falls Viewpoint.
- 250 ftSharp right onto Woody Trail, heading S.
- 0.3 miPass Valley Overlook.
- 200 ftTurn left, heading W.
- 50 ftReach Middle Wallace Falls, then turn around and head back the way you came.
- 0.3 miSharp left, heading SE.
- 1.8 miTurn left onto Wallace Falls Mainline, heading W.
- 0.4 miSharp right onto Greg Ball Trail, heading W.
- 0.8 miBear left, heading NW.
- 1.7 miTurn left, heading W.
- 50 ftSharp right, heading W.
- 2.3 miArrive back at the trailhead.
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Trail surface
66% dirt34% unspecified
Weather
OvercastTemperature 71°F49°
Precip0%Wind2 mphUV7Humidity65%
Rained 0.1″ 2 days ago
Hourly temperature
75°45°
Sunrise 5:47 AM12 AM3 AM9 AM12 PM3 PM6 PMSunset 8:41 PM
Tue
78°61°
Wed
85°64°
Thu
87°60°
Fri
81°56°
Sat
79°54°
Sun
77°52°
Sunset
The best sunset spot on this hike is 1.3 mi in (~48 min). Leave by 7:32 PM for the 8:41 PM sunset. Back at your car by 9:28 PM, after dark — bring a headlamp. Car visible from the viewpoint
Good to know
- Parking lot at the trailhead
Other ways to reach this destination
More from Shaw Lake Trailhead Trailhead
- Shaw Lake 6.4 mi · ▲ 1,405 ft
- Greg Ball Viewpoint & Wallace Lake via Greg Ball Trail 8.7 mi · ▲ 2,145 ft
- Upper Olney Falls & Upper Olney Falls View via Upper Olney Falls Trail 9.2 mi · ▲ 1,686 ft
- Jay Lake & Wallace Lake via Greg Ball Trail 10.4 mi · ▲ 2,201 ft
- Wallace Lake & Small Falls via Wallace Falls Mainline 15.1 mi · ▲ 3,652 ft
- Lower Wallace Falls–Middle Wallace Falls, 6 viewpoints 15.3 mi · ▲ 4,077 ft
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