Explorer Falls–Explorer Falls Top, 3 viewpoints
2.4 mi · ▲ 357 ft · 59 min
Explorer Falls–Explorer Falls Top, 3 viewpoints is a 2.4-mile out-and-back near Lake Roesiger, WA. The route passes Explorer Falls and Explorer Falls Pool before reaching Explorer Falls Top at the turnaround, 1.2 miles in. It climbs 357 ft, with sections as steep as 42% grade, and is mostly dirt. It scores 76/100 on the Ambleway Wildness scale: genuinely wild.
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Explorer Falls–Explorer Falls Top, 3 viewpoints
2.4 mi · ▲ 357 ft · 59 min
Elevation 605–963 ft
Out & Back
Trailhead: Monroe Camp Road · 47.97177, -121.86357
Weather Aug 4: sunrise 5:48 AM · sunset 8:40 PM
Parking lot at the trailhead
- Start on Monroe Camp Road, heading E.
- 0.7 miBear right onto Chaplain Mainline, heading E.
- 150 ftBear left onto Monroe Camp Road, heading E.
- 0.4 miTurn right, heading E.
- 100 ftBear left, heading NE.
- 100 ftPass Explorer Falls Pool.
- 50 ftPass Explorer Falls Top.
- 100 ftTurn right, heading N.
- 50 ftReach Explorer Falls, then turn around and head back the way you came.
- 50 ftTurn left, heading N.
- 150 ftBear right, heading NE.
- 0.4 miBear right onto Chaplain Mainline, heading SW.
- 150 ftBear left onto Monroe Camp Road, heading W.
- 0.7 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 1.0 mi in (~30 min). Leave by 7:51 PM for the 8:40 PM sunset. Back at your car by 9:20 PM, after dark — bring a headlamp.
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- Parking lot at the trailhead
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More from Monroe Camp Road Trailhead
- Lake Chaplain via Chaplain Mainline 4.6 mi · ▲ 396 ft
- Monroe Camp Road 6 mi · ▲ 504 ft
- Chaplain Mainline 8.3 mi · ▲ 1,183 ft
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