Hyak Station – Lake Easton State Park loop from Hyak

Hyak Station – Lake Easton State Park loop from Hyak

Hard

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riders

Hyak Station – Lake Easton State Park loop from Hyak

05:02

93.8km

490m

Gravel riding

Hard gravel ride. Very 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: September 25, 2026

Tips

Includes a segment in which cycling is not permitted

After 47.0 km for 60 m

Waypoints

Start point

Parking

Get Directions

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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26.2 km

Lake Easton Tunnel

Highlight • Structure

This is the last tunnel you will see until (or the first tunnel you have seen since) Thorp. Wooded, along the lake, nice spot to stop.

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43.6 km

Yakima River Bridge

Highlight • Bridge

If you have been riding West to East, this is what you have been waiting for. A unique bridge over the Yakima River. You can cross the river, stand on one side, stand on the other, stand in the middle. The bridge doesn’t mind either way. Very high quality bridge that doesn’t move when you walk on it because it used to support trains. A great place to reflect on things that have happened and say well “that’s water under the bridge”, and you’ll be both literally and figuratively correct at the same time. Can’t beat that.

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47.0 km

Cascade Rail Foundation South Cle Elum Station

Ruins

50.4 km

Flat gravel section — Palouse to Cascades State Park

Highlight (Segment) • Trail

This is more of a lowlight. I'm not gonna lie... But you need to be warned. This section between Easton trailhead and the Yakima River bridge #4 just West of Cle Elum has very little going for it. It is flat; very flat. It has gravel; lots of loose gravel with two narrow hard-pack lines you need to stay within to move along. It parallels I-90, which creates a loud constant roar that battles the crunch of gravel for your hearing pleasure. Long parts of it are straight; very straight. The view is exactly the same the whole way; a hedge to the North and farmland to the South. Mostly, you are going to be looking forward to getting through this part of the trail. Think of it as purgatory, but also think of it as the price you will pay to visit the much more pleasant parts of the trail at either end.

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68.8 km

Lake Easton State Park

Highlight • Lake

Lake Easton State Park spans almost 700 acres across the eastern foothills of the Cascade Range. The park welcomes picnicking, camping, hiking, mountain biking, boating, fishing, swimming, cross-country skiing, snowmobiling, wildlife viewing, and more.

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69.9 km

Yakima River Bridge #7 (Cabin Creek)

Highlight • Bridge

Say hello to a friend. If you are travelling West to East, this is the first of many times you will cross over the Yakima River. OR... If you are travelling East to West, say goodbye to the friendly river you have been crossing over and over.

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77.3 km

Whittier Tunnel

Highlight (Segment) • Structure

This tunnel pops up out of nowhere and it just long enough to make you turn on your bike lights.

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86.0 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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93.8 km

End point

Parking

Way Types & Surfaces

Way Types

86.1 km

5.53 km

2.02 km

175 m

Surfaces

93.3 km