You then reach a bridge which traverses the narrow gorge allowing you to look directly down over the falls. If you want to see more, continue back up the stairs for another short jaunt to more stairs with a massive downed tree lying with its roots standing up in the air. The views are gorgeous with the upper falls bridge in sight and even more mystical with fresh mist splashing you in the face. Before you know it, you'll be hanging over the rushing river and pools caused by Twin Falls. When you reach a small bridge, you will walk many stairs down to the beautiful middle falls view with a wooden walkway.
The trail will decline back to the riverside just before climbing up again, past a large downed tree (another half way mark to the middle falls view). While I don't advise this, I was happy I continued. At your own risk, there is plenty of room to pass the fence and walk around the washout. Here you reach the trail closure just 20 feet further along the trail. Once you make it up the hill (a total of 0.75 miles from the trailhead), you will reach the first glance of the lower falls with a bench to rest. Half-way to the bench viewpoint, you will come across a humongous boulder that welcomes you to the first climb in elevation. You can even get a glimpse of Mount Si with the river. The trail starts with a stroll along the rushing South Fork Snoqualmie River with many mossy trees, as expected of the PNW. Since Twin Falls is part of Olallie WA State Park, you need a Discovery Pass ($10/day or $30/year). There are bathroom and trash services at the main trailhead parking lot. This was with the exception of the forewarned washout and one large tree that had toppled down but was still passable. Although I was visiting in March after a rough winter, the trail was overall in decent shape. The entire trail round-trip from the main trailhead parking lot to upper falls is only 2.5 miles with a 500 foot gain in elevation. While there are still no plans to repair the trail you are given three options:ġ) Hike 0.75 miles to the furthest falls viewpoint with a bench to rest on (I-90 exit 34, right on 468th Ave SE and right on SE 159th St to main Twin Falls trailhead.Ģ) Take the longer, back route hiking the Homestead Valley Trail (I-90 exit 38).ģ) Take the risk and pass by the trail closure.ĭuring a day off of work, I decided to go for it and take advantage of what the trail had to offer, closure and all. I had heard many positive reviews of this trail, but was waiting for the entire trail to reopen after a washout in 2014 with the death of a hiker.
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