AMBLEWAY Wildest hikes

Metlako Falls–Lower Punch Bowl Falls, 3 falls

3.7 mi · ▲ 1,525 ft · 2 hr

Metlako Falls–Lower Punch Bowl Falls, 3 falls is a 3.7-mile out-and-back near Fort Rains, WA. The route passes Metlako Falls and Sorenson Falls before reaching Lower Punch Bowl Falls at the turnaround, 1.9 miles in. It climbs 1,525 ft, with sections as steep as 43% grade, and is mostly dirt. It scores 78/100 on the Ambleway Wildness scale: genuinely wild.

Elevation

0 mi141 – 571 ft · steepest grade: 43%3.8 mi

Getting there

Trailhead: Eagle Creek Trail #440 45.63673, -121.91948
Nearest town Fort Rains, WA
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Metlako Falls–Lower Punch Bowl Falls, 3 falls

3.7 mi · ▲ 1,525 ft · 2 hr

Elevation 142–570 ft

Out & Back

Trailhead: Eagle Creek Trail #440 · 45.63673, -121.91948

Weather Sep 4: sunrise 6:34 AM · sunset 7:42 PM

Toilets at the trailhead · Parking lot at the trailhead

  1. Start on Eagle Creek Trail #440, heading SE.
  2. 1.7 miContinue straight onto Lower Punchbowl Trail #440B, heading W.
  3. 50 ftPass Sorenson Falls.
  4. 0.2 miPass Lower Punch Bowl Falls.
  5. 50 ftReach Metlako Falls, then turn around and head back the way you came.
  6. 0.2 miContinue straight onto Eagle Creek Trail #440, heading E.
  7. 1.7 miArrive 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/metlako-falls-lower-punch-bowl-falls-out-back-3-falls

Trail surface

100% dirt

Weather

Sunrise 6:34 AMSunset 7:42 PM

Good to know

  • Toilets at the trailhead
  • Parking lot at the trailhead

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