Wahkeena Falls–Wahkeena Spring, 7 sights is a 10.9-mile out-and-back in Benson State Recreation Area near Saint Cloud, WA. The route passes Wahkeena Spring and Lemmons Viewpoint before reaching Wahkeena Falls at the turnaround, 5.5 miles in. It climbs 3,929 ft, with sections as steep as 29% grade, and is mostly dirt. It scores 15/100 on the Ambleway Wildness scale: paved and peopled.
Elevation
0 mi49 – 1,611 ft · steepest grade: 29%11.3 mi
Getting there
Trailhead: Oneonta Trail #424 45.58860, -122.07854
Nearest town Saint Cloud, WA · Official trailhead info (fs.usda.gov)
Directions
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Wahkeena Falls–Wahkeena Spring, 7 sights
10.9 mi · ▲ 3,929 ft · 5 hr 36 min
Elevation 49–1,611 ft
Out & Back · Benson State Recreation Area
Trailhead: Oneonta Trail #424 · 45.58860, -122.07854
Weather Sep 4: Heavy drizzle, high 67°F / low 55° · precip 65% · wind 4 mph · sunrise 6:34 AM · sunset 7:42 PM
Parking lot at the trailhead
- Start on Oneonta Trail #424, heading SW.
- 0.2 miContinue straight onto Gorge Trail #400, heading SW.
- 1.7 miContinue straight onto Larch Mountain Trail #441, heading W.
- 1.2 miSharp right onto Wahkeena Trail #420, heading W.
- 0.8 miContinue straight onto Devils Rest Trail #420C, heading SW.
- 150 ftTurn left onto Wahkeena Trail #420, heading SW.
- 0.3 miPass Wahkeena Spring.
- 50 ftBear left onto Angels Rest Trail #415, heading W.
- 50 ftTurn right onto Wahkeena Trail #420, heading W.
- 0.6 miPass Lemmons Viewpoint.
- 300 ftContinue straight onto Lemmons Viewpoint Trail #420B, heading N.
- 150 ftContinue straight onto Wahkeena Trail #420, heading N.
- 0.5 miReach Wahkeena Falls, then turn around and head back the way you came.
- 1.2 miTurn left onto Angels Rest Trail #415, heading E.
- 50 ftBear right onto Wahkeena Trail #420, heading E.
- 0.3 miTurn right onto Devils Rest Trail #420C, heading E.
- 150 ftContinue straight onto Wahkeena Trail #420, heading NE.
- 0.8 miSharp left onto Larch Mountain Trail #441, heading E.
- 1.2 miContinue straight onto Gorge Trail #400, heading W.
- 1.7 miContinue straight onto Oneonta Trail #424, heading E.
- 250 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
73% dirt23% paved4% unspecified
Weather
Heavy drizzleTemperature 67°F55°
Precip65%Wind4 mphUV6Humidity74%
Rained 0.2″ 2 days ago
Hourly temperatureRain chance
70°55°
Sunrise 6:34 AM12 AM3 AM9 AM12 PM3 PMSunset 7:42 PM
Sat
69°54°
30%
Sun
76°56°
39%
Mon
74°52°
33%
Tue
82°55°
Wed
93°59°
Thu
82°62°
Good to know
- Parking lot at the trailhead
More from Oneonta Trail #424 Trailhead
- Lower Multnomah Falls–Larch Mountain Trail #441 Viewpoint, 3 sights 4.3 mi · ▲ 955 ft
- Multnomah Falls–Top of the Falls Trail #441A Viewpoint, 3 sights 5.3 mi · ▲ 1,269 ft
- Lower Multnomah Falls–Larch Mountain Trail #441 Viewpoint, 5 sights 5.8 mi · ▲ 1,025 ft
- Devils Rest Trail #420C Viewpoint & Gorge Trail #400 10.5 mi · ▲ 3,204 ft
- Devil's Fork & Gorge Trail #400 12.1 mi · ▲ 3,693 ft
- Gorge Trail #400 & Monkey Business via Forest Road 1520 12.9 mi · ▲ 3,643 ft
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