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Middle Wallace Falls–Upper Wallace Falls Viewpoint, 4 viewpoints is a 14.6-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, 7.3 miles in. It climbs 2,295 ft, with sections as steep as 26% grade. It scores 73/100 on the Ambleway Wildness scale: backcountry feel.

Elevation

0 mi574 – 1,923 ft · steepest grade: 26%15.1 mi

Getting there

Trailhead: Unnamed 47.89069, -121.73716
Nearest town Startup, WA

Directions

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Middle Wallace Falls–Upper Wallace Falls Viewpoint, 4 viewpoints

14.6 mi · ▲ 2,295 ft · 6 hr 1 min

Elevation 574–1,922 ft

Out & Back · Wallace Falls State Park

Trailhead: 47.89069, -121.73716

Weather Aug 4: Clear, high 79°F / low 57° · precip 0% · wind 1 mph · sunrise 5:47 AM · sunset 8:41 PM

  1. Start at the trailhead, heading NE.
  2. 0.8 miBear left, heading NE.
  3. 0.6 miTurn left, heading E.
  4. 0.9 miBear right, heading N.
  5. 250 ftTurn right, heading NE.
  6. 1.6 miPass Wallace Lake.
  7. 100 ftBear right onto Greg Ball Trail, heading N.
  8. 0.8 miSharp left onto Wallace Falls Mainline, heading SE.
  9. 0.4 miTurn right, heading E.
  10. 1.7 miPass Upper Wallace Falls Viewpoint.
  11. 200 ftSharp right onto Woody Trail, heading S.
  12. 0.3 miPass Valley Overlook.
  13. 150 ftTurn left, heading W.
  14. 100 ftReach Middle Wallace Falls, then turn around and head back the way you came.
  15. 0.3 miSharp left, heading SE.
  16. 1.8 miTurn left onto Wallace Falls Mainline, heading W.
  17. 0.4 miSharp right onto Greg Ball Trail, heading W.
  18. 0.8 miBear left, heading NW.
  19. 1.7 miTurn left, heading W.
  20. 250 ftBear left, heading W.
  21. 0.9 miTurn right, heading SW.
  22. 0.6 miBear right, heading SW.
  23. 0.7 miArrive back at the trailhead.

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Trail surface

34% dirt18% gravel48% unspecified

Weather

ClearTemperature 79°F57°
Precip0%Wind1 mphUV7Humidity74%
Rained 0.1″ 2 days ago
Hourly temperature
80°55°
Sunrise 5:47 AM12 AM3 AM9 AM12 PM3 PM6 PMSunset 8:41 PM
Wed 86°62°
Thu 89°60°
Fri 83°56°
Sat 80°56°
Sun 79°53°
Mon 81°54°

Sunset

The best sunset spot on this hike is 2.3 mi in (~66 min). Leave by 7:15 PM for the 8:41 PM sunset. Back at your car by 9:54 PM, after dark — bring a headlamp.

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