Wallace Falls Mainline
15.5 mi · ▲ 1,927 ft · 6 hr 8 min
Wallace Falls Mainline is a 15.5-mile out-and-back in Wallace Falls State Park near Gold Bar, WA. It climbs 1,927 ft, with sections as steep as 17% grade, and is mostly dirt. It scores 51/100 on the Ambleway Wildness scale: backcountry feel.
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Wallace Falls Mainline
15.5 mi · ▲ 1,927 ft · 6 hr 8 min
Elevation 229–1,770 ft
Out & Back · Wallace Falls State Park
Trailhead: 47.86892, -121.68269
Weather Aug 4: Clear, high 80°F / low 57° · precip 0% · wind 3 mph · sunrise 5:48 AM · sunset 8:39 PM
- Start at the trailhead, heading NW.
- 1.7 miBear right onto Wallace Falls Mainline, heading N.
- 6 miReach the turnaround, then head back the way you came.
- 6 miBear left, heading S.
- 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.
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The best sunset spot on this hike is 4.6 mi in (~139 min). Leave by 6:00 PM for the 8:39 PM sunset. Back at your car by 10:55 PM, after dark — bring a headlamp.
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More from this trailhead
- Lower Wallace Falls–Middle Wallace Falls, 5 viewpoints 13.7 mi · ▲ 2,394 ft
- Wallace Falls Mainline 15.6 mi · ▲ 2,547 ft
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