Dry Creek Falls–Lower Ruckel Creek Falls, 5 sights is an 8.9-mile out-and-back near Fort Rains, WA. The route passes Lower Ruckel Creek Falls before reaching Dry Creek Falls at the turnaround, 4.4 miles in. It climbs 1,338 ft, with sections as steep as 21% grade, and is mostly dirt. It scores 11/100 on the Ambleway Wildness scale: paved and peopled.
Elevation
0 mi98 – 925 ft · steepest grade: 21%9.0 mi
Getting there
Trailhead: Historic Columbia River Highway State Trail 45.64134, -121.92779
Nearest town Fort Rains, WA
Directions
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Dry Creek Falls–Lower Ruckel Creek Falls, 5 sights
8.9 mi · ▲ 1,338 ft · 3 hr 38 min
Elevation 98–926 ft
Out & Back
Trailhead: Historic Columbia River Highway State Trail · 45.64134, -121.92779
Weather Sep 4: Light drizzle, high 69°F / low 54° · precip 56% · wind 4 mph · sunrise 6:34 AM · sunset 7:42 PM
Toilets at the trailhead · Parking lot at the trailhead
- Start on Historic Columbia River Highway State Trail, heading NW.
- 0.6 miPass Lower Ruckel Creek Falls.
- 0.6 miBear right onto Gorge Trail #400, heading NE.
- 1.3 miContinue straight onto Pacific Crest Trail, heading E.
- 1.7 miTurn right onto Dry Creek Falls Trail, heading SE.
- 0.2 miReach Dry Creek Falls, then turn around and head back the way you came.
- 0.2 miTurn left onto Pacific Crest Trail, heading N.
- 1.7 miContinue straight onto Gorge Trail #400, heading W.
- 1.3 miBear left onto Historic Columbia River Highway State Trail, heading SW.
- 1.2 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
73% dirt27% paved
Weather
Light drizzleTemperature 69°F54°
Precip56%Wind4 mphUV5Humidity60%
Rained 0.3″ yesterday · trails may be muddy
Hourly temperatureRain chance
70°50°
Sunrise 6:34 AM12 AM3 AM9 AM12 PM3 PMSunset 7:42 PM
Sat
70°54°
30%
Sun
74°55°
36%
Mon
74°53°
24%
Tue
81°56°
Wed
91°61°
Thu
83°65°
Good to know
- Toilets at the trailhead
- Parking lot at the trailhead
More from Historic Columbia River Highway State Trail Trailhead
- Lower Ruckel Creek Falls via Historic Columbia River Highway State Trail 2.2 mi · ▲ 290 ft
- Upper Munra Falls & old portage road via Forest Road 8400-777 3.4 mi · ▲ 1,082 ft
- Adult Fish Holding Ponds–Adult Ponds, 8 lakes 4.5 mi · ▲ 1,221 ft
- Wauna Viewpoint–Gorge Trail #400, 3 sights 4.6 mi · ▲ 1,338 ft
- Upper Munra Falls & Gorge Trail #400 via Forest Road 8400-777 4.7 mi · ▲ 1,325 ft
- Munra Point–Adult Fish Holding Ponds, 9 lakes 7.3 mi · ▲ 2,850 ft
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