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Mima Falls–Happy Horse, 3 sights is a 7.4-mile out-and-back near Mima, WA. The route reaches Mima Falls at the turnaround, 3.7 miles in. It climbs 862 ft and is mostly dirt. It scores 77/100 on the Ambleway Wildness scale: genuinely wild.

Elevation

0 mi243 – 610 ft7.6 mi

Getting there

Trailhead: Mima Falls Trailhead 46.90285, -123.06212
Nearest town Mima, WA

Directions

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Mima Falls–Happy Horse, 3 sights

7.4 mi · ▲ 862 ft · 2 hr 54 min

Elevation 244–612 ft

Out & Back

Trailhead: Mima Falls Trailhead · 46.90285, -123.06212

Weather Sep 4: Heavy drizzle, high 68°F / low 52° · precip 9% · wind 2 mph · sunrise 6:37 AM · sunset 7:48 PM

Horses allowed on the whole route · Toilets at the trailhead · Parking lot at the trailhead

  1. Start on Mima Porter #8, heading W.
  2. 300 ftTurn right onto Happy Horse, heading N.
  3. 0.4 miTurn right onto Campground, heading NE.
  4. 0.5 miBear left onto Equine Loop, heading W.
  5. 50 ftContinue straight onto Campground, heading W.
  6. 1.2 miSharp left onto Mima Falls Tie, heading W.
  7. 1.2 miSharp right onto Mima Falls West, heading SE.
  8. 0.3 miReach Mima Falls, then turn around and head back the way you came.
  9. 0.3 miSharp left onto Mima Falls Tie, heading NW.
  10. 1.2 miSharp right onto Campground, heading SE.
  11. 1.2 miContinue straight onto Equine Loop, heading N.
  12. 50 ftBear right onto Campground, heading N.
  13. 0.5 miTurn left onto Happy Horse, heading S.
  14. 0.4 miTurn left onto Mima Porter #8, heading S.
  15. 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

60% dirt7% gravel33% unspecified

Weather

Heavy drizzleTemperature 68°F52°
Precip9%Wind2 mphUV6Humidity54%
Rained 0.4″ yesterday · trails may be muddy
Hourly temperature
70°50°
Sunrise 6:37 AM12 AM3 AM9 AM12 PM3 PMSunset 7:48 PM
Sat 72°52° 46%
Sun 77°52°
Mon 67°49°
Tue 77°50°
Wed 88°51°
Thu 71°53°

Good to know

  • Horses allowed on the whole route
  • Toilets at the trailhead
  • Parking lot at the trailhead

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