Chenuis Falls–Carbon River Trail, 3 sights is a 7.9-mile out-and-back near Upper Fairfax, WA. The route reaches Chenuis Falls at the turnaround, 3.9 miles in. It climbs 405 ft and is mostly gravel. It scores 90/100 on the Ambleway Wildness scale: genuinely wild.
Elevation
0 mi1,768 – 2,175 ft7.9 mi
Getting there
Trailhead: Rainforest Loop Trailhead 46.99496, -121.91550
Nearest town Upper Fairfax, WA
Directions
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Chenuis Falls–Carbon River Trail, 3 sights
7.9 mi · ▲ 405 ft · 2 hr 50 min
Elevation 1,767–2,176 ft
Out & Back
Trailhead: Rainforest Loop Trailhead · 46.99496, -121.91550
Weather Sep 20: sunrise 6:53 AM · sunset 7:11 PM
Toilets at the trailhead · Parking lot at the trailhead
- Start on Carbon River Trail, heading E.
- 3.7 miContinue straight onto Chenuis Falls Trail, heading SE.
- 0.3 miReach Chenuis Falls, then turn around and head back the way you came.
- 0.3 miContinue straight onto Carbon River Trail, heading NW.
- 3.6 miArrive back at the trailhead.
Each distance is the walk from the previous step. Tap a step for a map of its junction.
Trail surface
93% gravel7% unspecified
Weather
Sunrise 6:53 AMSunset 7:11 PM
Good to know
- Toilets at the trailhead
- Parking lot at the trailhead
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