Fairy Falls–Lower Multnomah Falls, 7 sights is a 7.3-mile out-and-back in Benson State Recreation Area near Cruzatt, WA. The route passes Wahkeena Rearing Lake, Lower Multnomah Falls and Larch Mountain Trail #441 Viewpoint before reaching Fairy Falls at the turnaround, 3.6 miles in. It climbs 2,610 ft, with sections as steep as 23% grade. It scores 16/100 on the Ambleway Wildness scale: paved and peopled.
Elevation
0 mi33 – 1,611 ft · steepest grade: 23%7.8 mi
Getting there
Trailhead: Benson State Park 45.57695, -122.13123
Nearest town Cruzatt, WA
Directions
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Fairy Falls–Lower Multnomah Falls, 7 sights
7.3 mi · ▲ 2,610 ft · 3 hr 44 min
Elevation 33–1,611 ft
Out & Back · Benson State Recreation Area
Trailhead: Benson State Park · 45.57695, -122.13123
Weather Sep 4: Light rain, high 66°F / low 56° · precip 64% · wind 5 mph · sunrise 6:34 AM · sunset 7:43 PM
Toilets at the trailhead · Parking lot at the trailhead
- Start on Benson State Park, heading E.
- 50 ftPass Wahkeena Rearing Lake.
- 100 ftTurn left, heading N.
- 0.7 miTurn right, heading S.
- 100 ftTurn right, heading S.
- 50 ftSharp left onto Larch Mountain Trail #441, heading SE.
- 50 ftPass Lower Multnomah Falls.
- 50 ftPass Larch Mountain Trail #441 Viewpoint.
- 1.5 miSharp right onto Wahkeena Trail #420, heading S.
- 0.7 miContinue straight onto Devils Rest Trail #420C, heading S.
- 150 ftTurn right onto Vista Point Trail #419, heading W.
- 0.7 miReach Fairy Falls, then turn around and head back the way you came.
- 0.7 miTurn left onto Devils Rest Trail #420C, heading SE.
- 150 ftContinue straight onto Wahkeena Trail #420, heading E.
- 0.7 miSharp left onto Larch Mountain Trail #441, heading NE.
- 1.5 miSharp right, heading SE.
- 50 ftTurn left, heading SE.
- 100 ftTurn left, heading SE.
- 0.7 miTurn right onto Benson State Park, heading W.
- 50 ftArrive back at the trailhead.
Each distance is the walk from the previous step. Tap a step for a map of its junction.
Trail surface
56% dirt22% paved2% gravel20% unspecified
Weather
Light rainTemperature 66°F56°
Precip64%Wind5 mphUV6Humidity76%
Rained 0.2″ 2 days ago
Hourly temperatureRain chance
70°55°
Sunrise 6:34 AM12 AM3 AM9 AM12 PM3 PMSunset 7:43 PM
Sat
69°54°
28%
Sun
76°55°
39%
Mon
74°52°
32%
Tue
82°55°
Wed
93°59°
Thu
82°62°
Good to know
- Toilets at the trailhead
- Parking lot at the trailhead
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