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Lower Tin Cup Joe Falls–Tin Cup Joe Falls, 4 sights

11.3 mi · ▲ 1,750 ft · 4 hr 39 min

Lower Tin Cup Joe Falls–Tin Cup Joe Falls, 4 sights is an 11.3-mile out-and-back near Garcia, WA. The route passes Lower Tin Cup Joe Falls before reaching Tin Cup Joe Falls at the turnaround, 5.7 miles in. It climbs 1,750 ft, with sections as steep as 35% grade, and is mostly boardwalk. It scores 80/100 on the Ambleway Wildness scale: genuinely wild.

Elevation

0 mi1,014 – 2,015 ft · steepest grade: 35%11.8 mi

Getting there

Trailhead: Unnamed 47.55450, -121.53833
Nearest town Garcia, WA
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Lower Tin Cup Joe Falls–Tin Cup Joe Falls, 4 sights

11.3 mi · ▲ 1,750 ft · 4 hr 39 min

Elevation 1,014–2,015 ft

Out & Back

Trailhead: 47.55450, -121.53833

Weather Aug 3: Overcast, high 75°F / low 51° · precip 0% · wind 3 mph · sunrise 5:47 AM · sunset 8:39 PM

Toilets at the trailhead · Parking lot at the trailhead

  1. Start at the trailhead, heading NW.
  2. 500 ftContinue straight onto Middle Fork Campground Loop, heading NE.
  3. 450 ftTurn left, heading SE.
  4. 50 ftSharp right onto Taylor River Connector, heading S.
  5. 0.5 miBear left, heading S.
  6. 150 ftContinue straight onto Middle Fork Trail, heading SW.
  7. 4.3 miTurn right onto Tin Cup Joe Falls Trail, heading S.
  8. 0.6 miPass Tin Cup Joe Falls.
  9. 100 ftTurn right onto Upper Falls trail, heading SW.
  10. 50 ftBear left onto Tin Cup Joe Falls Trail, heading SW.
  11. 450 ftReach Lower Tin Cup Joe Falls, then turn around and head back the way you came.
  12. 500 ftBear right onto Upper Falls trail, heading NW.
  13. 50 ftTurn left onto Tin Cup Joe Falls Trail, heading NW.
  14. 0.7 miTurn left onto Middle Fork Trail, heading NE.
  15. 4.3 miBear right onto Taylor River Connector, heading NW.
  16. 0.5 miSharp left, heading W.
  17. 50 ftTurn right onto Middle Fork Campground Loop, heading W.
  18. 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 map, photos and weather for this hike: www.ambleway.com/hikes/lower-tin-cup-joe-falls-tin-cup-joe-falls-out-back-18-km-74da

Trail surface

73% boardwalk12% gravel2% dirt13% unspecified

Weather

OvercastTemperature 75°F51°
Precip0%Wind3 mphUV7Humidity60%
Rained 0.2″ yesterday
Hourly temperature
75°50°
Sunrise 5:47 AM12 AM3 AM9 AM12 PM3 PM6 PMSunset 8:39 PM
Tue 84°64°
Wed 87°66°
Thu 88°63°
Fri 83°58°
Sat 79°57°
Sun 78°53°

Good to know

  • Toilets at the trailhead
  • Parking lot at the trailhead

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