Wallace Falls
Nov 29, 2008
by
Llarian
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last modified
Nov 29, 2008 07:07 PM
- Type of Outing
- Day hike
- Read More in our Hiking Guide
- Hike: Wallace Falls
- Region: Central Cascades -- Stevens Pass - West
- Agency: Washington State Parks
- Avg Rating: 4.14
- Be Aware Of
- Mudholes
- Water on trail
I love this sign at the beginning of the trail proper. (c) 2008 Dylan Vanderhoof (Llarian)
Hit the trailhead at about 10:30PM on the rainy Satuday after Thanksgiving expecting very little traffic. The parking lot already had 10-15 cars in it, which was surprising.
Took the trailhead to the lower Greg Ball Trail, up to the upper falls. Trail condition was fairly decent the whole way, other than a few mudholes.
The interpretive signs for the Small Falls trail are down right now, but its a nice little diversion loop anyways.
Probably passed 40 people along the way (and 10+ dogs), which was a bit of a bummer, I was hoping for a much more solitary hike. Overall easy until just past middle falls. There's a slightly steeper grade to upper falls, but nothing terribly difficult. Its worth going all the way to the top just so you see all of them.
There's a sign at upper falls warning hikers not to continue due to the trail being easy to lose, and a previous report said the bridge was out not far past there, so I decided to turn around and come back the way I came.
Took the trailhead to the lower Greg Ball Trail, up to the upper falls. Trail condition was fairly decent the whole way, other than a few mudholes.
The interpretive signs for the Small Falls trail are down right now, but its a nice little diversion loop anyways.
Probably passed 40 people along the way (and 10+ dogs), which was a bit of a bummer, I was hoping for a much more solitary hike. Overall easy until just past middle falls. There's a slightly steeper grade to upper falls, but nothing terribly difficult. Its worth going all the way to the top just so you see all of them.
There's a sign at upper falls warning hikers not to continue due to the trail being easy to lose, and a previous report said the bridge was out not far past there, so I decided to turn around and come back the way I came.
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The Small Falls towards the trail's beginning. (c) 2008 Dylan Vanderhoof (Llarian)
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Middle Falls, definitely the most visually appealing. (c) 2008 Dylan Vanderhoof (Llarian)
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