Lower Wallace Falls–Middle Wallace Falls, 6 viewpoints is a 15.3-mile out-and-back in Wallace Falls State Park near Startup, WA. The route passes Wallace Lake, Woody Viewpoint, Lower Wallace Falls and 2 more before reaching Valley Overlook at the turnaround, 7.6 miles in. It climbs 4,077 ft, with sections as steep as 24% grade. It scores 75/100 on the Ambleway Wildness scale: genuinely wild.
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Lower Wallace Falls–Middle Wallace Falls, 6 viewpoints
15.3 mi · ▲ 4,077 ft · 7 hr 8 min
Elevation 616–1,863 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 miBear right onto Wallace Falls Mainline, heading SE.
- 0.1 miTurn left onto Railroad Grade, heading SE.
- 1.8 miSharp left, heading S.
- 400 ftPass Woody Viewpoint.
- 150 ftSharp left onto Woody Trail, heading S.
- 0.2 miPass Lower Wallace Falls.
- 50 ftPass Lower Wallace Falls Viewpoint.
- 0.5 miPass Middle Wallace Falls.
- 50 ftPass Valley Overlook.
- 200 ftBear right, heading NW.
- 50 ftReach Lower Wallace Falls, then turn around and head back the way you came.
- 0.8 miSharp right, heading NW.
- 0.1 miSharp right onto Railroad Grade, heading W.
- 1.8 miTurn right onto Wallace Falls Mainline, heading NW.
- 0.1 miBear left onto Greg Ball Trail, heading NE.
- 0.8 miBear left, heading W.
- 1.7 miTurn left, heading NW.
- 50 ftSharp right, heading NW.
- 2.3 miArrive back at the trailhead.
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Sunset
The best sunset spot on this hike is 1.3 mi in (~49 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
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- Parking lot at the trailhead
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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
- Middle Wallace Falls–Upper Wallace Falls Viewpoint, 4 viewpoints 14.8 mi · ▲ 3,021 ft
- Wallace Lake & Small Falls via Wallace Falls Mainline 15.1 mi · ▲ 3,652 ft
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