Amazing falls with no strain whatsoever to reach there or come back. Very short sweet and beautiful hike. No problem whatsoever to reach it.

We went to Mt.Walker hike and hit this after completing the hike.
Be careful about the GPS co-ordinates given, you don't need to go as deep as it takes you. You will hit the falls 0.8 miles before the given GPS co-ordinates. The signage is very good, please follow it.

It was a long drive from Tumwater to the Murhut Falls trailhead, but the views of the falls made it worth the effort. The hike itself seemed really short. The trail was in good shape, and we encountered more people than anticipated including some friends. On the way down my daughter asked, "What is that smell?" and when we reached the trail head we saw a car with some dubious people in it smoking marijuana. That explained the smell. Otherwise, a great hike!

     The Mount Rose Trail Crew cleared the Murhut Falls Trail of all downed trees on Thursday 04-26-12. Happy hiking.
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Little Si or the Peninsula. Little Si or the Peninsula. Comfier bed on the Peninsula. Port Angeles to peruse. Peninsula it is.

For once, we decided to drive around instead of hopping a ferry. Turned out to be a good decision. We made Poulsbo right about the time we would’ve been boarding the Edmonds ferry. We didn’t have a specific destination in mind, but I knew of a quick hike to a gorgeous waterfall. Quick was good since it was nearly 4:00 when we hit the Hood Canal Bridge. Murhut Falls. I always find it odd how little traffic this hike gets. It’s only 0.8 miles one way. There’s only a 250 foot elevation gain. It’s relatively easily accessed, as long as you don’t mind a few potholes. A 130 foot cascade of awesomeness pays you off at the end. But on a relatively gorgeous day in the PNW, only 15 people had hit it before us. Oh well, it’s their loss. Steph, BC, and I started tromping. BC was a little loud to start out with, but after a few shushes from mom, he got into the spirit. The trail was pretty dry…everything seemed pretty dry. Last time I was up things were a lot wetter, even though it was later in the season. There was only one blowdown and only one slide. The slide was in a fairly bad spot with trees lying over it. Thankfully enough people had worn a path that I didn’t go worrywort too bad.

The falls was gushing! We took pictures, but they’re all on Steph’s camera in Portland. We made a quick little detour down the steep steps to the water for a few more pictures then back up and out. All in all, I think we spent an hour and a half tops. Great hike. Great falls. What’s not to love?

Hit the road for the abode of my parental units and hiking the spit the next day. More to come.