Palouse to Cascades State Park Trail - Cedar Falls Trailhead

Love living in the PNW, so many opportunities to get outdoors. I was surprised at how many mountain bikers there were on this trail. No issue though, just be alert. Was also surprised to spot a black bear on trail, it was just passing by. Pretty exciting!
We ended up extending our hike to Twin Falls, which branches off of this trail.

Rattlesnake lake
Tanner Landing park, Mt Si rd. North Bend to Rattlesnake lake, very nice bike, hike, equestrian route.

The Cedar Falls trailhead is just a little bit past the Rattlesnake trailhead. Not to be confused with each other, however this trailhead is 100x less busy than Rattlesnake, although parking can be a pain when the weather is nice from the hundreds of people trying to do Rattlesnake for the gram. The lot is kept clean, along with the bathrooms here. It can be a bit difficult for some people to find their way to the right trail as there are a few forks randomly, but pay attention to the map at the beginning and you should be fine. Dog friendly and biker friendly, it's a common area to stage bigger groups to hit the trails. This is the location when you want to hit Cedar Falls or Cedar Butte.

Easy trail...little muddy but be prepared wear snow boots or waterproof shoes

This is a great rail-trail (a retired railroad converted to a hiking/biking path largely free of motor vehicles).

I went on a three day bike camping trek. The woodlands were spectacular and there were rest stops spread out as needed. You also cross a variety of bridges and go through a couple of tunnels -- all originally built for trains but now providing a somewhat level or at least gradual uphill or downhill ride.

There aren't stores along the route, so you do need to bring your own food & water (and responsibly pack everything out as well).

There are campsites at some of the rest stops -- the orange "outhouses" with information displays spread along the route.The campsites are first come/first serve and strangely the drop boxes to pay for them are at different rest stops.

Plenty of people were enjoying the great outdoors the weekend I went.