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Derrick Lake Trail & Tin Cup Joe Falls Trail via Middle Fork Trail

11.2 mi · ▲ 3,167 ft · 5 hr 19 min

Derrick Lake Trail & Tin Cup Joe Falls Trail via Middle Fork Trail is an 11.2-mile out-and-back near Garcia, WA. It climbs 3,167 ft, with sections as steep as 68% grade, and is mostly boardwalk. It scores 85/100 on the Ambleway Wildness scale: genuinely wild.

Elevation

0 mi1,014 – 3,461 ft · steepest grade: 68%11.5 mi

Getting there

Trailhead: Middle Fork Trailhead 47.54797, -121.53689
Nearest town Garcia, WA · Official trailhead info (fs.usda.gov)
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Derrick Lake Trail & Tin Cup Joe Falls Trail via Middle Fork Trail

11.2 mi · ▲ 3,167 ft · 5 hr 19 min

Elevation 1,014–3,463 ft

Out & Back

Trailhead: Middle Fork Trailhead · 47.54797, -121.53689

Weather Sep 20: sunrise 6:51 AM · sunset 7:10 PM

Toilets at the trailhead · Parking lot at the trailhead

  1. Start on Middle Fork Trail, heading SW.
  2. 4.3 miTurn right onto Tin Cup Joe Falls Trail, heading W.
  3. 0.7 miBear left onto Upper Falls trail, heading S.
  4. 0.8 miReach Tin Cup Joe Falls Trail, then turn around and head back the way you came.
  5. 0.8 miBear right onto Tin Cup Joe Falls Trail, heading N.
  6. 0.7 miTurn left onto Middle Fork Trail, heading E.
  7. 4.1 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/derrick-lake-trail-tin-cup-joe-falls-trail-out-back-18-km-a212

Trail surface

74% boardwalk14% dirt12% unspecified

Weather

Sunrise 6:51 AMSunset 7:10 PM

Good to know

  • Toilets at the trailhead
  • Parking lot at the trailhead

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