Day Hike - Cedar Butte (Olallie State Park)

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Day Hike - Cedar Butte (Olallie State Park)

One-way Traverse: Cedar Butte to Twin Falls, TH. Let's begin at Rattlesnake Lake, climb Cedar Butte, and follow Ollie & Palouse to Cascades Trails, past the abandoned Ragnar Train Depot, ending by following the Twin Falls Trail downstream to the Trailhead.

  • Moderate
  • Moderate
  • Mileage: 9.0 mi
  • Elevation Gain: 2,300 ft
  • High Point Elevation: 1,800 ft
  • Pace: 2.25 mph average moving pack

We'll meet at the Twin Falls Trailhead @8:00 am, gear up to hike, and load up in 2 cars for the 12 min. drive to Iron Horse Trailhead near Rattlesnake Lake. 

The hike will end at the Twin Falls Trailhead. We'll need one volunteer to drive Pam & I back to our cars after the hike in order for this plan to work.

Join us for a fun winter journey - climb Cedar Butte, explore the abandoned Ragnar Train depot via the Ollie & Palouse to Cascades trails, enjoy the Twin Falls and finish along the North Fork Snoqualmie River. 

This is a one-way traverse with a short car shuttle involved. 

GAIA route

History of the Boxley Burst

WTA Cedar Butte

WTA Twin Falls

Route/Place

Cedar Butte (Olallie State Park)


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Required Equipment

Required Equipment

The Ten Essentials

  • Navigation
  • Headlamp
  • Sun protection
  • First aid
  • Knife
  • Fire
  • Shelter
  • Extra food
  • Extra water
  • Extra clothes
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