Angel's Rest–Wahkeena Falls, 11 sights
10.2 mi · ▲ 3,840 ft · 5 hr 19 min
Angel's Rest–Wahkeena Falls, 11 sights is a 10.2-mile out-and-back near Saint Cloud, WA. The route passes Benson Lake, Wahkeena Falls, Lemmons Viewpoint and 2 more before reaching Angels Rest Trail #415 Viewpoint at the turnaround, 5.1 miles in. It climbs 3,840 ft, with sections as steep as 33% grade, and is mostly dirt. It scores 42/100 on the Ambleway Wildness scale: green fringe.
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Angel's Rest–Wahkeena Falls, 11 sights
10.2 mi · ▲ 3,840 ft · 5 hr 19 min
Elevation 73–2,434 ft
Out & Back
Trailhead: Return Trail #442 · 45.57735, -122.11984
Weather Sep 5: Overcast, high 70°F / low 52° · precip 28% · wind 4 mph · sunrise 6:34 AM · sunset 7:43 PM
Transit-accessible: Multnomah Falls (Westbound) stop 264 m from the trailhead · Toilets at the trailhead · Drinking water at the trailhead · Parking lot at the trailhead
- Start on Return Trail #442, heading SW.
- 50 ftPass Benson Lake.
- 0.4 miPass Wahkeena Falls.
- 0.5 miPass Lemmons Viewpoint.
- 200 ftContinue straight onto Wahkeena Trail #420, heading S.
- 0.6 miPass Wahkeena Spring.
- 350 ftTurn left onto Angels Rest Trail #415, heading NE.
- 50 ftBear right onto Wahkeena Trail #420, heading E.
- 0.3 miTurn right onto Devils Rest Trail #420C, heading NE.
- 1.5 miTurn left onto Upper Foxglove Way, heading SW.
- 250 ftContinue straight onto Foxglove Way, heading SW.
- 1.3 miBear left onto Angels Rest Trail #415, heading W.
- 0.2 miPass Angels Rest Trail #415 Viewpoint.
- 450 ftReach Angel's Rest, then turn around and head back the way you came.
- 0.3 miBear right onto Foxglove Way, heading E.
- 1.3 miContinue straight onto Upper Foxglove Way, heading NE.
- 250 ftTurn right onto Devils Rest Trail #420C, heading E.
- 1.5 miTurn left onto Wahkeena Trail #420, heading NE.
- 0.3 miBear left onto Angels Rest Trail #415, heading SW.
- 50 ftTurn right onto Wahkeena Trail #420, heading SW.
- 0.7 miContinue straight onto Lemmons Viewpoint Trail #420B, heading W.
- 200 ftContinue straight onto Wahkeena Trail #420, heading NW.
- 0.8 miArrive back at the trailhead.
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- Transit-accessible: Multnomah Falls (Westbound) stop 264 m from the trailhead
- Toilets at the trailhead
- Drinking water at the trailhead
- Parking lot at the trailhead
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