Cabin Creek Falls–Viento West Bluff, 3 falls
3.5 mi · ▲ 195 ft · 1 hr 16 min
Cabin Creek Falls–Viento West Bluff, 3 falls is a 3.5-mile out-and-back in Starvation Creek State Park near Cook, WA. The route passes Hole-in-the-Wall Falls and Cabin Creek Falls before reaching Viento West Bluff at the turnaround, 1.7 miles in. It is mostly level, with 195 ft of elevation gain, and mostly paved. It scores 1/100 on the Ambleway Wildness scale: paved and peopled.
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Cabin Creek Falls–Viento West Bluff, 3 falls
3.5 mi · ▲ 195 ft · 1 hr 16 min
Elevation 105–240 ft
Out & Back · Starvation Creek State Park
Trailhead: Historic Columbia River Highway State Trail · 45.68689, -121.70309
Weather Sep 4: Light drizzle, high 71°F / low 54° · precip 39% · wind 11 mph · sunrise 6:33 AM · sunset 7:41 PM
Parking lot at the trailhead
- Start on Mount Defiance Trail #413, heading E.
- 50 ftBear right onto Historic Columbia River Highway State Trail, heading E.
- 50 ftPass Hole-in-the-Wall Falls.
- 0.4 miPass Cabin Creek Falls.
- 0.3 miTurn right, heading E.
- 1.1 miPass Viento West Bluff.
- 300 ftBear right, heading NE.
- 50 ftReach Cabin Creek Falls, then turn around and head back the way you came.
- 1.1 miTurn right, heading SW.
- 0.6 miBear left onto Mount Defiance Trail #413, heading W.
- 50 ftArrive back at the trailhead.
Each distance is the walk from the previous step. Tap a step for a map of its junction.
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Sunset
The best sunset spot on this hike is 1.1 mi in (~32 min). Leave by 6:49 PM for the 7:41 PM sunset. Back at your car by 8:25 PM, after dark — bring a headlamp.
Good to know
- Parking lot at the trailhead
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