Washington · Cross-country skiing · Near Post Falls

Shady Way

0.5 mi
round trip
266 ft
climb
4,805 ft
high point
Out and back
route

Shady Way is a short, easy cross-country ski route in Mount Spokane State Park in Washington, managed by State Park and Recreation. The out-and-back trip covers about 0.9 miles, with a high point of 4,805 feet and a low of 4,744 feet. The climb is gentle, with a total elevation gain of 46 feet, and the steepest stretch comes at about 0.34 miles in, where the grade reaches 10 percent. The route sits among a cluster of cross-country ski trails. Raven Glide is just 0.1 mile away, and Wild Moose, Lodgepole and Moose Meadows are each about 0.2 mile off. Quartz Mountain Fire Lookout Trail (alternate) is roughly 0.4 mile away.

Around this trail

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  • Sleep close

    Bald Knob Campground

    Campground

    Campground · 2.1 mi from the trail
  • Eat after

    Curley's Hauser Junction

    Bar

    On your way back · 10 mi
  • If it rainsSpokanevalleymuseum, CC BY-SA 4.0 · Wikimedia Commons

    Spokane Valley Heritage Museum

    Museum

    Museum · 18 mi from Post Falls

Places © OpenStreetMap contributors · Photos: Spokanevalleymuseum, CC BY-SA 4.0 (commons)

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