Columbia Falls Natural Area Preserve
Indian Mary Falls
4.5 mi · ▲ 825 ft · 1 hr 55 min
Indian Mary Falls is a 4.5-mile out-and-back in Columbia Falls Natural Area Preserve near Saint Cloud, WA. The route reaches Indian Mary Falls at the turnaround, 2.2 miles in. It climbs 825 ft, with sections as steep as 19% grade. It scores 85/100 on the Ambleway Wildness scale: genuinely wild.
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Indian Mary Falls
4.5 mi · ▲ 825 ft · 1 hr 55 min
Elevation 1,602–2,180 ft
Out & Back · Columbia Falls Natural Area Preserve
Trailhead: 45.63489, -122.12497
Weather Sep 4: Drizzle, high 60°F / low 49° · precip 60% · wind 1 mph · sunrise 6:34 AM · sunset 7:43 PM
- Start at the trailhead, heading S.
- 0.2 miSharp left, heading E.
- 1.3 miSharp right, heading NW.
- 0.5 miTurn left, heading NE.
- 0.3 miReach Indian Mary Falls, then turn around and head back the way you came.
- 0.3 miTurn right, heading SW.
- 0.5 miSharp left, heading SE.
- 1.3 miSharp right, heading W.
- 0.2 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 0.2 mi in (~7 min). Leave by 7:16 PM for the 7:43 PM sunset. Back at your car by 8:04 PM — 9 min before dark. Trailhead visible from the viewpoint
More from this trailhead
- Archer Mountain Trail 6.8 mi · ▲ 1,238 ft
- Quiver Point & Quiver Point Trail via Archer Mountain Trail 7.9 mi · ▲ 1,512 ft
- Archer Mountain Viewpoint–Scott Point, 3 viewpoints 9 mi · ▲ 2,559 ft
- CG-1400 Road & Cedar Swamp Road 15.5 mi · ▲ 2,507 ft
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