Wallace Falls Hike May, 7th.

Wallace Falls is located in Gold Bar, WA. I lived in Gold Bar for five years and always thought about going to Wallace Falls but never did. This was one of the motivating factors for wanting to go there. It is also listed on Washington Trail Associations website as being a good hike in the spring, plus it is listed as a good hike on a rainy day(its a waterfall thing).

Wallace Falls Tail with Elevation. 

We made some quick stops in the morning and arrived at 7:45am. On arrival the weather seemed better than I had anticipated. We still packed for the rain, it happens. The temperature was in the upper 40's, whoo-who.  

At the Wallace Falls trail head. 

We set off for the upper falls at 8:00. The fist half mile of the trail is on a gravel road under power lines, not exactly nature at it finest but it did provide clear views of the surrounding snow capped mountains. Once we got off the road and in to the woods it was beautiful. 

At the beginning of the trial. 

The trail was in really great shape. Some small puddles and mud here and there. We took our time stopping at all the lookouts along the way. 

The middle falls in the distance.

The lower falls.

The larger of the three main falls, this is the middle falls.

The upper falls. 

It was getting pretty wet at the upper falls. We had made it to our destination without any issues, only seeing three people on the way up. It had taken one hour and ten minutes to make the 2.6 mile hike with with lots of stops to take in the sights. The elevation gain was 1300ft to the upper falls. 

Poncho time at the upper falls.

On the way back down we passed 25-30 people headed up the trail. It was wet but we came prepared.  We left around 10:30am. What a great morning hike.