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Mima Falls via McKenny

12 mi · ▲ 1,863 ft · 4 hr 56 min

Mima Falls via McKenny is a 12-mile out-and-back near Mima, WA. The route reaches Mima Falls at the turnaround, 6 miles in. It climbs 1,863 ft. It scores 78/100 on the Ambleway Wildness scale: genuinely wild.

Elevation

0 mi397 – 1,207 ft12.8 mi

Getting there

Trailhead: D-4420 46.91743, -123.10300
Nearest town Mima, WA
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Directions

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Mima Falls via McKenny

12 mi · ▲ 1,863 ft · 4 hr 56 min

Elevation 397–1,209 ft

Out & Back

Trailhead: D-4420 · 46.91743, -123.10300

Weather Jul 17: Overcast, high 67°F / low 53° · precip 2% · wind 7 mph · sunrise 5:36 AM · sunset 9:03 PM

  1. Start on D-4420, heading NW.
  2. 350 ftContinue straight onto D-4424, heading NW.
  3. 100 ftBear right onto D-4420, heading N.
  4. 0.3 miBear right onto D-4400, heading W.
  5. 0.3 miTurn right onto Mima Falls West, heading NW.
  6. 0.6 miTurn right onto Lost Valley, heading N.
  7. 0.4 miBear right onto McKenny, heading N.
  8. 0.7 miContinue straight onto D-4600, heading NE.
  9. 0.4 miBear right onto McKenny, heading E.
  10. 500 ftTurn right onto D-4600, heading E.
  11. 450 ftBear right onto MnM Trail, heading SE.
  12. 50 ftBear left onto D-4600, heading SE.
  13. 0.2 miTurn left onto D-4630, heading E.
  14. 0.4 miSharp right onto McKenny, heading E.
  15. 0.6 miTurn right onto D-4630, heading S.
  16. 100 ftContinue straight onto McKenny, heading S.
  17. 0.2 miBear right onto Campground, heading E.
  18. 0.1 miTurn right onto Mima Falls Tie, heading S.
  19. 1.2 miSharp right onto Mima Falls West, heading SW.
  20. 0.3 miReach Mima Falls, then turn around and head back the way you came.
  21. 0.3 miSharp left onto Mima Falls Tie, heading SW.
  22. 1.2 miTurn left onto Campground, heading N.
  23. 0.1 miBear left onto McKenny, heading NE.
  24. 0.2 miContinue straight onto D-4630, heading NW.
  25. 100 ftTurn left onto McKenny, heading E.
  26. 0.6 miSharp left onto D-4630, heading N.
  27. 0.4 miTurn right onto D-4600, heading S.
  28. 0.2 miBear right onto MnM Trail, heading W.
  29. 50 ftBear left onto D-4600, heading W.
  30. 450 ftTurn left onto McKenny, heading W.
  31. 500 ftBear left onto D-4600, heading W.
  32. 0.4 miContinue straight onto McKenny, heading NW.
  33. 0.7 miBear left onto Lost Valley, heading N.
  34. 0.4 miTurn left onto Mima Falls West, heading SW.
  35. 0.6 miTurn left onto D-4400, heading SE.
  36. 0.3 miBear left onto D-4420, heading SW.
  37. 0.3 miBear left onto D-4424, heading E.
  38. 100 ftContinue straight onto D-4420, heading E.
  39. 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/mima-falls-out-back-19-km-ed04

Trail surface

37% gravel16% dirt47% unspecified

Weather

OvercastTemperature 67°F53°
Precip2%Wind7 mphUV7Humidity67%
Rained 0.1″ yesterday
Hourly temperature
70°50°
Sunrise 5:36 AM12 AM3 AM9 AM12 PM3 PM6 PMSunset 9:03 PM
Sat 72°52°
Sun 82°54°
Mon 91°52°
Tue 95°58°
Wed 90°58°
Thu 88°55°

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