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"The Seals" – Keechelus Lake loop from Hyak

"The Seals" – Keechelus Lake loop from Hyak

Moderate

3.2

(6)

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"The Seals" – Keechelus Lake loop from Hyak

02:03

33.4km

450m

Gravel riding

Moderate gravel ride. Good fitness required. Mostly paved surfaces. Suitable for all skill levels. The starting point of the route is right next to a parking lot.

Last updated: August 13, 2026

Tips

Includes a segment in which cycling is not permitted

After 31.2 km for 98 m

Waypoints

Start point

Parking

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175 m

Hyak Station

Highlight • Rest Area

The best place to stop for a rest and some food after climbing up the trail and going through the tunnel. There are restrooms, fresh water, a bike repair stand, tools and air pump and picnic tables. Oh, and a friendly sign post. If you are going from Cedar Falls to Easton, you are just over halfway there, and it's a slight downhill all the way!

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228 m

Hyak

Highlight • Settlement

In 1915 the tiny town of Hyak was a train station and became a community. Today it is part of the Palouse to Cascades State Park Trail in Iron Horse State Park, showing you some of the history around the former railway that you now use for biking or hiking.

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21.2 km

Palouse to Cascades State Park Trail

Highlight • Trail

The Palouse to Cascades State Park Trail will lead you along former railway tracks over 250 miles from North Bend to the border of Idaho. It shows you the diversity of Washington while you visit old tunnels, lakes, forests, mountains and trestles. You can explore the trail as daily sections or as a long distance adventure. There are established, but still primitive campgrounds along the trail.

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24.7 km

Gravel Road by Lake Keechelus

Highlight • Trail

Enjoy the solitude. As Interstate 90 roars along loudly on the far shore of Lake Keechelus, you will be able to enjoy peace and relative quiet on this shore. The water level fluctuates widely depending on the time of year; Spring will find you cycling along the lake while the same spot in the Fall is quite a ways from shore!

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25.6 km

"The Seals"

Highlight • Lake

Unfortunately there are no real seals in Keechelus Lake. Still, locals refer to the wooden stumbs as "The Seals". And if you do not look too close, you might imagine a ton of seals just relaxing at the banks of the huge lake.

Tip by

31.6 km

Keechelus Lake

Highlight • Lake

Very beautiful lake with stunning views. With more time exploring the environment would be possible

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33.4 km

End point

Parking

Way Types & Surfaces

Way Types

20.3 km

12.1 km

635 m

175 m

154 m

Surfaces

23.1 km

7.56 km

1.29 km

1.09 km

375 m

Elevation

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Highest point (1,040 m)

Lowest point (730 m)

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Wednesday 19 August

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Hyak

Palouse to Cascades State Park Trail

Gravel Road by Lake Keechelus

"The Seals"

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