Glen Falls

Date: Saturday, May 22, 2010
Map: n/a
Trails: Glen Falls
Distance: 2 miles
Time: 1 hour 15 minutes
Rating: 3 out of 5

After leaving Whiteside Mountain, Kerri and I were ready for another hike. We decided to go see a waterfall, so we took the short drive from Highlands to Glen Falls. From town, we took Hwy 106 south for about 2 miles. A sign points the way to a gravel road on the left. At the end of the road is a parking area. According to guidebooks I've seen, the trail is supposedly 1 mile long, which seems to be accurate.

After a couple of minutes there is a clearing in the trees with views of a valley and mountains in the distance. Past that, the trail comes near the river and starts descending. There is a small viewing platform and railing next to a "water slide" over the rocks. I knew there were 3 falls on this trail, and I thought this might be counted as the first, although that turned out not to be the case.

A few minutes later, we came to the first of the 3 falls, which turned out to be a spectacular sight (see photo at the top). After this, the trail became steeper and came to the 2nd waterfall.

The switchbacks continued and became even steeper, until reaching the 3rd and final waterfall.

At this spot, I took my shoes off and waded into the pool of water at the base of the falls. Very COLD!We met a nice family from Westminster and talked for a little while. Then we returned to the car. Certainly a rewarding hike!