3 miles of hiking • 750' elevation gain •
Delightful little jaunt down to the water's edge, from a trailhead only a few miles shy of Windy Ridge. Absolutely worth the diversion if you're in the area. We were meeting up there, for a much bigger hike the next day, and I took advantage of the hour or so of sunlight still left to head on down to the lakeshore. The stats are quite similar to Multnomah Falls, though the effort seems far less. (Probably because it lacks the hordes of flip-floppers?)
Your total distance will depend on how much wandering you do at the bottom. For me, it was just a bit under 3 miles, round trip. I scrambled around a bit on the piles of massive driftwood. Be careful out there, though, as much of it is not resting in peace and huge logs will move as you leap between them.
