It was the first hike that we took with 2 small children- A 2 year old and a 4 year old. It was a simple and fun hike. We started at the sky country trailhead, then took the old man's trail to the cave holes  till the coal creek waterfall. We went in May so there wasn't a lot of water in the waterfall but it was still a treat for the children.

The trail was easy, even for the children to walk and to explore the flowers and the foliage on the trail. 

 On the way back we took the nike horse trail. Total hike time: 3 hours. 

We hike this route pretty frequently and take visitors and first timers here, so I'd thought I'd share it just in case someone else is looking for just such a hike!

We start out as the WTA route describes to get to Coal Creek Falls.  Then we continue along Coal Creek Falls Trail to Quarry Trail. Take a right and follow to the junction with Indian Trail. Going left at Indian Trail we head to Far Country Falls, which is superbly lovely in the sunshine this time of year!  After Far Country Falls, we head back down the Indian Trail to Red Town Trail and usually stop at the meadows.  Then we head back to Red Town trailhead for total of about 4.5 miles round trip. About 2 hours. Moderate excercise and lovely sights for a nice afternoon hike! 

A fun casual hike with a beautiful little waterfall at the end, and a great option for kids. We did this one to sort of "kick the tires" for other hikes later in the year.

Started at Red Town Trailhead to Marshall's Hill Trail ---> De Leo Wall Trail (didn't do the 0.2m viewpoint loop) ---> Indian Trail (North) ---> Quarry Trail ---> Coal Creek Falls Trail descending to the Falls. Completed the loop returning via Cave Hole Trail ---> Red Town Trailhead. A total of 4.9 miles.

It was fun connecting the routes to make this loop. Today, I made a note of the Fred's Railroad Trail at the junction turn off to Coal Creek Falls. 

Trails are in good shape and mostly dry made it easier to walk past the wooden bridge to get a little more closer to the Falls. Quarry Trail is a gradual but a firm uphill.

Spotted a couple purple flowers that stood at the side of the Cave Hole Trail. I think these are Camas.