Wallace Falls Mainline
15.6 mi · ▲ 2,547 ft · 6 hr 28 min
Wallace Falls Mainline is a 15.6-mile out-and-back in Wallace Falls State Park near Gold Bar, WA. It climbs 2,547 ft, with sections as steep as 17% grade. It scores 48/100 on the Ambleway Wildness scale: green fringe.
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Wallace Falls Mainline
15.6 mi · ▲ 2,547 ft · 6 hr 28 min
Elevation 229–1,770 ft
Out & Back · Wallace Falls State Park
Trailhead: 47.86892, -121.68269
Weather Sep 20: Overcast, high 69°F / low 51° · precip 0% · wind 3 mph · sunrise 6:51 AM · sunset 7:11 PM
- Start at the trailhead, heading NW.
- 1.7 miBear right onto Wallace Falls Mainline, heading N.
- 3.4 miSharp left onto Railroad Grade, heading S.
- 0.8 miTurn right, heading NE.
- 1.8 miTurn right onto Wallace Falls Mainline, heading NW.
- 0.1 miReach the turnaround, then head back the way you came.
- 0.1 miTurn left onto Railroad Grade, heading S.
- 1.8 miBear right, heading S.
- 0.8 miSharp right, heading NW.
- 0.9 miContinue straight onto Wallace Falls Mainline, heading NW.
- 2.6 miBear left, heading SW.
- 1.7 miArrive back at the trailhead.
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The best sunset spot on this hike is 5.8 mi in (~167 min). Leave by 4:04 PM for the 7:11 PM sunset. Back at your car by 10:03 PM, after dark — bring a headlamp.
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More from this trailhead
- Wallace Falls Mainline 15.5 mi · ▲ 1,927 ft
- Lower Wallace Falls–Middle Wallace Falls, 5 viewpoints 13.7 mi · ▲ 2,394 ft
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