Gifford Pinchot National Forest Covel Creek ~ Angel Falls Hike Hike 19
Length: 5 Miles round trip Elevation Change: 800 Elevation gain Season: Spring thru Fall Difficulty: Moderate Permit: No Pass Requirement Features:
This hike is actually a series of little hikes tied
together. The area around the Cispus Learning Center
has a number of hiking opportunities, none of which
are very vigorous, except the climb of Burley
Mountain. I did not include Burley Mtn on this CD.
I parked in the Cispus Learning Center parking area
to do this hike, but you don't need to. If you do,
please let them know what you are doing, don't just
take the parking area for granted.
Walk across the road an begin the hike up Covel Creek.
The trail criss-crosses the creek with a couple of
bridges before it begins its serious climb. At
about 1.5 miles the trail splits. Take the right
turn, as you will eventually come back via the
trail to the left.
Just a few feet past this junction you will come to
the first falls, which I call Covel Creek Falls. One
of the unique things about this falls is that the
trail goes behind falls. This is a pretty little
falls and well worth the walk to see it.
The trail continues past the falls and begins a
rather serious climb up a ridge. In about a
quarter mile the trail levels out then begins
downhill.
Soon the trail meets up with the Burley Mtn Trail.
Bear left and head downhill to Angel Falls. This
is another small but beautiful falls and well
worth the effort.
Now continue on down the Burley Mtn Trail until
you come to the return trail that takes you back
toward Covel Creek Falls and the junction that
you passed just before that falls.
You will now walk below a steep cliffy area that
is unique in its own right. When you get back
to the junction you passed earlier, bear right
and head back down the mountain the way you came
up. When you come to the 1st major bridge, bear
right and cross the bridge and take an alternate
route back to the beginning of the trail.
I'm assuming that the yellow rope along this section
of the trail is for the sight impaired.
A Virtual Hike in the Gifford Pinchot National Forest
