Type of Hike
Day hike
This was a fun trip for us but a slightly nerve wracking as the trail has some steep parts to it initially. Regardless, it's not to hard for younger children as long as they are supervised. My 3 yr old is a big, fast and busy guy. We held his hand on the steep parts (roughly first 1/4 mile of hike down to the river). The loop is about 1.8 miles long.
When done with the 1.8 mile loop, we took the small trek to look at the falls. Not far at all from the parking area. THAT was the worst part for me (from a mothers perspective) as the sudden drop off at the lookout for the falls, makes one catch their breath as their stomach drops. It naturally makes any parent nervous. Granted there is chain link fence, it's not very secure at the bottom (base of fence) and is loose enough somebody could potentially get hurt or fall through. Beautiful views and breathtaking drops. Trees engulf you as you look up into the sky. Just awesome.
*note* There is a old dead fallen tree stump towards the switchback that was just in the way but no big deal really.
80 degrees at 8pm it was a perfect hike and I had a easy time laying my busy guy down for bed at the end too! LOVE nature.
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