Upper Munra Falls & old portage road via Forest Road 8400-777 is a 3.4-mile out-and-back in Bonneville State Scenic Corridor near Fort Rains, WA. The route reaches Upper Munra Falls at the turnaround, 1.7 miles in. It climbs 1,082 ft, with sections as steep as 34% grade, and is mostly dirt. It scores 14/100 on the Ambleway Wildness scale: paved and peopled.
Elevation
0 mi138 – 1,165 ft · steepest grade: 34%3.5 mi
Getting there
Trailhead: Historic Columbia River Highway State Trail 45.64003, -121.92924
Nearest town Fort Rains, WA
Directions
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Upper Munra Falls & old portage road via Forest Road 8400-777
3.4 mi · ▲ 1,082 ft · 1 hr 40 min
Elevation 137–1,165 ft
Out & Back · Bonneville State Scenic Corridor
Trailhead: Historic Columbia River Highway State Trail · 45.64003, -121.92924
Weather Sep 4: Light drizzle, high 69°F / low 54° · precip 56% · wind 4 mph · sunrise 6:34 AM · sunset 7:42 PM
Toilets at the trailhead
- Start on Historic Columbia River Highway State Trail, heading SW.
- 0.1 miContinue straight onto old portage road, heading S.
- 0.3 miTurn left onto portage road connector, heading SE.
- 450 ftBear right 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 miReach Upper Munra Falls, then turn around and head back the way you came.
- 1 miTurn right onto Gorge Trail #400, heading N.
- 50 ftContinue straight onto Forest Road 8400-777, heading N.
- 0.2 miBear left onto portage road connector, heading E.
- 450 ftTurn right onto old portage road, heading NW.
- 0.3 miContinue straight onto Historic Columbia River Highway State Trail, heading NE.
- 0.1 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
88% dirt7% paved5% unspecified
Weather
Light drizzleTemperature 69°F54°
Precip56%Wind4 mphUV5Humidity60%
Rained 0.3″ yesterday · trails may be muddy
Hourly temperatureRain chance
70°50°
Sunrise 6:34 AM12 AM3 AM9 AM12 PM3 PMSunset 7:42 PM
Sat
70°54°
30%
Sun
74°55°
36%
Mon
74°53°
24%
Tue
81°56°
Wed
91°61°
Thu
83°65°
Sunset
The best sunset spot on this hike is 1.1 mi in (~46 min). Leave by 6:36 PM for the 7:42 PM sunset. Back at your car by 8:23 PM, after dark — bring a headlamp.
Good to know
- Toilets at the trailhead
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