Cougar Rock–Lower Multnomah Falls, 6 sights is a 12.8-mile out-and-back in Benson State Recreation Area near Cruzatt, WA. The route passes Benson Lake, Lower Multnomah Falls and Larch Mountain Trail #441 Viewpoint before reaching Cougar Rock at the turnaround, 6.4 miles in. It climbs 3,560 ft, with sections as steep as 23% grade. It scores 41/100 on the Ambleway Wildness scale: green fringe.
Elevation
0 mi33 – 2,195 ft · steepest grade: 23%13.4 mi
Getting there
Trailhead: Unnamed 45.57665, -122.12743
Nearest town Cruzatt, WA
Directions
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Cougar Rock–Lower Multnomah Falls, 6 sights
12.8 mi · ▲ 3,560 ft · 6 hr 3 min
Elevation 33–2,194 ft
Out & Back · Benson State Recreation Area
Trailhead: 45.57665, -122.12743
Weather Sep 5: 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 at the trailhead, heading N.
- 50 ftPass Benson Lake.
- 0.2 miBear right, heading NW.
- 50 ftTurn right, 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 miSharp left onto Devils Rest Trail #420C, heading S.
- 0.7 miTurn left, heading S.
- 300 ftTurn left onto Multnomah Basin Road, heading SW.
- 1.5 miTurn right onto Larch Mountain Trail #441, heading E.
- 50 ftTurn left onto Multnomah Basin Road, heading E.
- 0.2 miBear left onto Cougar Rock Trail, heading W.
- 0.9 miTurn left, heading NE.
- 200 ftReach Cougar Rock, then turn around and head back the way you came.
- 0.9 miBear right onto Multnomah Basin Road, heading S.
- 0.2 miTurn right onto Larch Mountain Trail #441, heading NE.
- 50 ftTurn left onto Multnomah Basin Road, heading NE.
- 1.5 miTurn right, heading SW.
- 300 ftTurn right onto Devils Rest Trail #420C, heading W.
- 0.7 miSharp right onto Wahkeena Trail #420, heading N.
- 0.7 miSharp left onto Larch Mountain Trail #441, heading E.
- 1.5 miSharp right, heading NE.
- 50 ftTurn left, heading NE.
- 100 ftTurn left, heading NE.
- 0.7 miTurn left, heading W.
- 50 ftBear left, 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
48% dirt13% paved1% gravel38% unspecified
Weather
Light rainTemperature 66°F56°
Precip64%Wind5 mphUV6Humidity65%
Rained 0.2″ 2 days ago
Hourly temperatureRain chance
70°55°
Sunrise 6:34 AM12 AM3 AM9 AM12 PM3 PMSunset 7:43 PM
Sat
70°54°
31%
Sun
72°57°
40%
Mon
73°53°
23%
Tue
81°53°
Wed
86°56°
Thu
77°58°
Good to know
- Toilets at the trailhead
- Parking lot at the trailhead
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- Wahkeena Falls–Wahkeena Spring, 5 sights 2.4 mi · ▲ 1,343 ft
- Multnomah Falls–Lower Multnomah Falls, 6 viewpoints 3.5 mi · ▲ 987 ft
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- Lower Multnomah Falls–Larch Mountain Trail #441 Viewpoint, 6 sights 15.1 mi · ▲ 3,794 ft
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