Upper Munra Falls–Gorge Trail #400, 3 sights is a 12.3-mile out-and-back in Mark O. Hatfield Wilderness near Fort Rains, WA. The route reaches Upper Munra Falls. It climbs 3,884 ft, with sections as steep as 23% grade, and is mostly dirt. It scores 50/100 on the Ambleway Wildness scale: backcountry feel.
Elevation
0 mi82 – 3,747 ft · steepest grade: 23%12.5 mi
Getting there
Trailhead: Gorge Trail #400 45.64015, -121.92411
Nearest town Fort Rains, WA
Directions
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Upper Munra Falls–Gorge Trail #400, 3 sights
12.3 mi · ▲ 3,884 ft · 6 hr 3 min
Elevation 82–3,746 ft
Out & Back · Mark O. Hatfield Wilderness
Trailhead: Gorge Trail #400 · 45.64015, -121.92411
Weather Sep 5: Overcast, high 74°F / low 54° · precip 33% · wind 4 mph · sunrise 6:34 AM · sunset 7:42 PM
Toilets at the trailhead · Parking lot at the trailhead
- Start on Gorge Trail #400, heading S.
- 1.1 miBear left onto Forest Road 8400-777, heading SW.
- 0.2 miContinue straight onto Gorge Trail #400, heading S.
- 50 ftTurn left onto Forest Road 8400-777, heading S.
- 1 miPass Upper Munra Falls.
- 50 ftBear left onto Tanner Butte Trail #401, heading SE.
- 3.9 miReach Upper Munra Falls, then turn around and head back the way you came.
- 3.9 miBear right onto Forest Road 8400-777, heading W.
- 1 miTurn right onto Gorge Trail #400, heading NE.
- 50 ftContinue straight onto Forest Road 8400-777, heading NE.
- 0.2 miBear right onto Gorge Trail #400, heading E.
- 1.1 miArrive back at the trailhead.
Each distance is the walk from the previous step. Tap a step for a map of its junction.
Trail surface
100% dirt
Weather
OvercastTemperature 74°F54°
Precip33%Wind4 mphUV5Humidity66%
Rained 0.3″ 2 days ago · trails may be muddy
Hourly temperatureRain chance
75°50°
Sunrise 6:34 AM12 AM3 AM9 AM12 PM3 PMSunset 7:42 PM
Sun
74°56°
33%
Mon
73°53°
21%
Tue
82°54°
Wed
88°58°
Thu
78°61°
Fri
74°55°
23%
Sunset
The best sunset spot on this hike is 1.8 mi in (~70 min). Leave by 6:12 PM for the 7:42 PM sunset. Back at your car by 8:43 PM, after dark — bring a headlamp.
Good to know
- Toilets at the trailhead
- Parking lot at the trailhead
More from Gorge Trail #400 Trailhead
- Lower Ruckel Creek Falls via Historic Columbia River Highway State Trail 2.2 mi · ▲ 290 ft
- Adult Fish Holding Ponds–Adult Ponds, 8 lakes 4.5 mi · ▲ 1,221 ft
- Upper Munra Falls & Gorge Trail #400 via Forest Road 8400-777 4.7 mi · ▲ 1,325 ft
- Mark O. Hatfield Wilderness Viewpoint–Adult Fish Holding Ponds, 9 lakes 8.5 mi · ▲ 2,285 ft
- Lower Ruckel Creek Falls–Buck Point Trail #439, 4 sights 8.6 mi · ▲ 4,012 ft
- Munra Point–Mark O. Hatfield Wilderness Viewpoint, 10 lakes 8.8 mi · ▲ 3,349 ft
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