Wahkeena Falls–Wahkeena Spring, 10 sights
13.8 mi · ▲ 3,809 ft · 6 hr 30 min
Wahkeena Falls–Wahkeena Spring, 10 sights is a 13.8-mile out-and-back near Saint Cloud, WA. The route passes Benson Lake, Wahkeena Falls, Lemmons Viewpoint and Wahkeena Spring. It climbs 3,809 ft, with sections as steep as 38% grade, and is mostly dirt. It scores 60/100 on the Ambleway Wildness scale: backcountry feel.
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Wahkeena Falls–Wahkeena Spring, 10 sights
13.8 mi · ▲ 3,809 ft · 6 hr 30 min
Elevation 73–2,434 ft
Out & Back
Trailhead: Return Trail #442 · 45.57735, -122.11984
Weather Sep 4: Heavy drizzle, high 67°F / low 55° · precip 64% · wind 8 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 ftBear left onto She Devil, heading SW.
- 1.1 miContinue straight onto Smith Road (Abandoned), heading E.
- 0.2 miContinue straight onto She Devil, heading SE.
- 50 ftSharp right onto Palmer Mill Road, heading SE.
- 0.3 miSharp left, heading SW.
- 0.4 miSharp right, heading NE.
- 0.7 miBear right onto Logging Road, heading SE.
- 0.7 miReach Wahkeena Falls, then turn around and head back the way you came.
- 0.7 miBear left, heading NE.
- 0.7 miSharp left, heading NW.
- 0.4 miSharp right onto Palmer Mill Road, heading SW.
- 0.3 miSharp left onto She Devil, heading NE.
- 50 ftContinue straight onto Smith Road (Abandoned), heading NE.
- 0.2 miContinue straight onto She Devil, heading SW.
- 1.1 miBear right onto Upper Foxglove Way, heading E.
- 250 ftTurn right onto Devils Rest Trail #420C, heading NE.
- 1.5 miTurn left onto Wahkeena Trail #420, heading W.
- 0.3 miBear left onto Angels Rest Trail #415, heading S.
- 50 ftTurn right onto Wahkeena Trail #420, heading S.
- 0.7 miContinue straight onto Lemmons Viewpoint Trail #420B, heading NE.
- 200 ftContinue straight onto Wahkeena Trail #420, heading N.
- 0.8 miArrive 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 6.5 mi in (~235 min). Leave by 3:28 PM for the 7:43 PM sunset. Back at your car by 10:55 PM, after dark — bring a headlamp.
Good to know
- 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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