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Columbia Falls Natural Area Preserve

Archer Falls

4.8 mi · ▲ 982 ft · 2 hr 5 min

Archer Falls is a 4.8-mile out-and-back in Columbia Falls Natural Area Preserve near Saint Cloud, WA. The route reaches Archer Falls at the turnaround, 2.4 miles in. It climbs 982 ft, with sections as steep as 36% grade. It scores 86/100 on the Ambleway Wildness scale: genuinely wild.

Elevation

0 mi1,683 – 2,179 ft · steepest grade: 36%4.9 mi

Getting there

Trailhead: Unnamed 45.63204, -122.13029
Nearest town Saint Cloud, WA
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Archer Falls

4.8 mi · ▲ 982 ft · 2 hr 5 min

Elevation 1,682–2,180 ft

Out & Back · Columbia Falls Natural Area Preserve

Trailhead: 45.63204, -122.13029

Weather Sep 4: sunrise 6:34 AM · sunset 7:43 PM

  1. Start at the trailhead, heading E.
  2. 1.5 miSharp right, heading NW.
  3. 0.5 miBear right, heading SW.
  4. 100 ftBear left, heading S.
  5. 0.3 miTurn right, heading SW.
  6. 450 ftReach Archer Falls, then turn around and head back the way you came.
  7. 450 ftTurn left, heading NE.
  8. 0.3 miBear right, heading N.
  9. 100 ftBear left, heading NE.
  10. 0.5 miSharp left, heading SE.
  11. 1.4 miArrive back at the trailhead.

Each distance is the walk from the previous step. Tap a step for a map of its junction.

Trail map, photos and weather for this hike: www.ambleway.com/hikes/archer-falls-out-back-8-km

Trail surface

19% dirt13% gravel68% unspecified

Weather

Sunrise 6:34 AMSunset 7:43 PM

Sunset

The best sunset spot on this hike is 0.3 mi in (~10 min). Leave by 7:13 PM for the 7:43 PM sunset. Back at your car by 8:04 PM — 9 min before dark. Trailhead visible from the viewpoint

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