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Palouse to Cascades State Park Trail

In the Issaquah Alps

National route396 km · 246 miBest Apr–Sep

Next nearby hike: Cedar Butte Trail 0.9 mi · 1.4 kmExplore Issaquah Alps →

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Best time to hike

Best months: Apr–Sep · highs 13–24 °C (55–75 °F)

  1. J5°0°311
  2. F7°0°210
  3. M10°2°230
  4. A13°3°187
  5. M17°7°154
  6. J20°10°126
  7. J24°12°57
  8. A24°12°56
  9. S21°10°111
  10. O15°6°215
  11. N8°2°357
  12. D4°-1°290

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 396 km (246 mi) long, Palouse to Cascades State Park Trail is a national hiking route in Washington, United States of America. It is in the Issaquah Alps. By long-term climate averages, the best months are Apr–Sep.

Short summary written from the trail facts on this page.

Trail facts

Mapped length
396 km · 246 mi (OSM route, Waymarked Trails)
Mountain range
Issaquah Alps (South Cascade Crest › South Washington Cascades; GMBA)
Best months
Apr–Sep
Country
United States of America
Region
Washington
Continent
North America
Route type
National route
Ref
PTCT
Operator (OSM)
Washington State Parks
Route centre
47.1367, -119.4059
Route start
47.4280, -121.7720
OpenStreetMap
relation 14071040
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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