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Upper Kentucky Falls (kaltbluter)

Lower Kentucky Falls (kaltbluter)

North Fork Falls (kaltbluter)

Kentucky Falls trail map (kaltbluter)

• Start point: Kentucky Falls Trailhead
• End Point: Lower Kentucky Falls
• Trail Log:
• Hike Type: Out and Back
• Distance: 4 miles
• Elevation gain: 650 feet
• High Point: 1540 feet
• Difficulty: Easy
• Seasons: All year
• Family Friendly: Yes
• Backpackable: No
• Crowded: Yes, on weekends.

Description

Beginning at Kentucky Falls Trailhead hike .75 miles downhill to Upper Kentucky Falls.

Continue another 1.2 miles to the junction with North Fork Smith Trail. At this junction stay to the right.

After .1 miles you will arrive on a wooden viewing platform near the base of Lower Kentucky Falls.

Go down the steps and carefully cross the wet slippery rocks for a better view of North Fork Falls.

Fees, Regulations, etc.

• No fee

Maps

• Maps: Hike Finder

Trip Reports

• Search Trip Reports for Kentucky Falls Hike

• North Fork/Kentucky Falls Hike and Bike Loop 3/7/15
• Kentucky Falls - 10/22/10

Related Discussions / Q&A

• Search Trail Q&A for Kentucky Falls Hike

Guidebooks that cover this hike

• Hiking Waterfalls in Oregon: A Guide to the State's Best Waterfall Hikes by Adam Sawyer
• Best Hikes with Kids: Oregon by Bonnie Henderson
• Moon Oregon Hiking: The Complete Guide to More Than 490 Hikes by Sean Patrick Hill

More Links

Forest Service Trail #1376

Page Contributors

• kaltbluter (creator)