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Palouse To Cascades State Park Trail

Trail22 km · 14 miBest Apr–Jun, Sep–Oct

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Washington, United States of AmericaStart / end5 kmN ↑

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Best time to hike

Best months: Apr–Jun, Sep–Oct · highs 14–24 °C (57–75 °F)

  1. J2°-4°50
  2. F5°-3°35
  3. M9°0°24
  4. A14°3°19
  5. M19°7°21
  6. J24°11°17
  7. J29°14°8
  8. A28°14°6
  9. S24°11°14
  10. O16°5°29
  11. N6°-1°53
  12. D1°-6°56

Average high °C · low °C · precipitation mm per month. Highlighted: best months.

How we pick months

Best months are those where the 1981–2010 average daily high is 10–27 °C (50–81 °F), the average overnight low is 0 °C (32 °F) or warmer, and average precipitation is 200 mm (7.9 in) or less. Values are long-term monthly averages for the ~1 km cell at the trail point on the map, from CHELSA V2.1 climatologies (Karger et al., CC0), not a forecast. Higher or more exposed parts of a route can be colder, wetter or snowier.

About this trail

About 22 km (14 mi) long, Palouse To Cascades State Park Trail is a trail in Washington, United States of America. It lies about 12 km northwest of Ellensburg. It connects with John Wayne.

Short summary written from the trail facts on this page.

Trail facts

Length
22 km · 14 mi (agency length field)
Source
USGS National Digital Trails (US public domain)
Managed by
State agency
Data from
Washington State Parks and Recreation Commission
Designation
National Recreation Trail
Nearest town
12 km NW of Ellensburg (Kittitas County, Washington) · GeoNames
Connects to
John Wayne (at its start or end)
Best months
Apr–Jun, Sep–Oct
Country
United States of America
Region
Washington
Continent
North America
Route centre
47.0592, -120.6730
How it’s scored

Hikers can rate difficulty from 1 to 10 (1 = flat, short, easy walk for anyone; 3 = gentle hills, a little effort; 5 = moderate climbs, some fitness needed; 7 = steep or long, solid fitness required; 10 = extremely strenuous or technical; long steep climbing; experienced hikers only). The community average is shown once at least 3 people have rated the trail; until then the official or computed score is used when we have one.

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