Explorer Falls–Explorer Falls Top, 4 viewpoints
12.9 mi · ▲ 1,801 ft · 5 hr 12 min
Explorer Falls–Explorer Falls Top, 4 viewpoints is a 12.9-mile out-and-back near Lake Roesiger, WA. The route passes Explorer Falls, Explorer Falls Pool and Explorer Falls Top. It climbs 1,801 ft, with sections as steep as 38% grade. It scores 84/100 on the Ambleway Wildness scale: genuinely wild.
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Explorer Falls–Explorer Falls Top, 4 viewpoints
12.9 mi · ▲ 1,801 ft · 5 hr 12 min
Elevation 532–2,080 ft
Out & Back
Trailhead: Explorer Falls Trailhead · 47.97643, -121.87674
Weather Aug 4: sunrise 5:48 AM · sunset 8:40 PM
Parking lot at the trailhead
- Start at the trailhead, heading SE.
- 0.6 miContinue straight onto EK Mainline, heading E.
- 1.3 miTurn right onto Monroe Camp Road, heading E.
- 0.6 miTurn left, heading SE.
- 150 ftBear left, heading E.
- 150 ftPass Explorer Falls.
- 50 ftPass Explorer Falls Pool.
- 50 ftPass Explorer Falls Top.
- 50 ftTurn right, heading NE.
- 0.1 miTurn right, heading E.
- 2.1 miTurn right, heading N.
- 50 ftBear right, heading N.
- 0.2 miSharp right onto EK Mainline, heading E.
- 1.6 miBear right, heading S.
- 0.6 miTurn right onto Chaplain Mainline, heading S.
- 2.7 miBear right, heading W.
- 350 ftBear right onto Monroe Camp Road, heading W.
- 1 miTurn left onto EK Mainline, heading N.
- 1.8 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 2.0 mi in (~59 min). Leave by 7:21 PM for the 8:40 PM sunset. Back at your car by 9:44 PM, after dark — bring a headlamp.
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- Parking lot at the trailhead
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More from Explorer Falls Trailhead Trailhead
- EK Mainline 5.8 mi · ▲ 536 ft
- Monroe Camp Road 7.2 mi · ▲ 647 ft
- Lake Chaplain via EK Mainline 8.8 mi · ▲ 789 ft
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