9.3 miles of hiking • 1750' elevation gain •
We hiked this trail several years ago and somehow remembered it as being fairly level, but it's not completely the case! The first half of the trail is quite gnarly with plenty of roots and rocks and scree. It also climbs up and then drops back down before hitting the more level area we remembered. There are a couple of great views from rock outcroppings, and I believe we're looking into the Opal Creek Wilderness. There are plenty of access trails down to the river, and the water color is a beautiful green-blue! There are a group of pools, with falls, that are close to the road, so plenty of people were playing in the water for this short stretch of the river. The last half of the trail is fairly level, as we remembered, and devoid of people! The trail ends on NF2207, where there is parking in case you want to start on the east side of the trail! I highly recommend this trail, but the west half isn't for kids (in my opinion)!
