Near Piney Falls Loop
Upper Piney Falls
Near Piney Falls Loop
Bottom of cable leading down to the base of Upper Piney Falls.

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Piney Falls Loop

4.0 (1 Rating)
Almost 2 mile loop (starting and ending at parking lot) with a couple of steep sections, and beautiful waterfall views.
1.3
mi
Distance
520
ft
Gain
strenuous
Difficulty
Geologically SignificantRiver/CreekViewsWaterfall

Route Details

Flatter
Steeper
1.29mi
Distance
520ft
Elevation Gain
537ft
Elevation Loss
40%
Max Grade
1,479ft
High Point
1,156ft
Low Point
Path Type
Point to Point
Description
Starting and ending at the parking lot gets you just under 2 miles, with a couple of steep sections at either end of the loop. Hiking the loop counterclockwise will quickly get you to the top of Upper Piney Falls, and then there's a steep descent with a cable anchored to some trees to help you down. The trail opens up to a beautiful view of the falls (and a shallow swimming area) and a really neat feature of the trail that takes you under the falls, and around some large rock walls on your left. After about 0.4 miles, a steep and short out and back will get you to Lower Piney Falls, where you'll only have access to the top of the falls. From there, the trail begins to climb back up towards the beginning of the loop, and from the beginning of the loop you have another 0.5 miles back to the trailhead.

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