Wikiloc | Upper Bannon Creek Falls (Chemainus)

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River Kaatz

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Distance: 2.29 mi
Elevation gain: 594 ft
Technical difficulty: Difficult
Elevation loss: 594 ft
Max elevation: 1,734 ft
TrailRank: 51
Min elevation: 1,067 ft
Trail type: Loop

Moving time: one hour 12 minutes
Time: 2 hours 14 minutes
Coordinates: 656
Uploaded: April 24, 2024
Recorded: April 2024

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near Saltair, British Columbia (Canada)

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This short, challenging hike leads to a set of stunning waterfalls on Bannon Creek. The first half of the route follows a logging road - it is possible to drive this section but it is extremely rough! The trail from that point is through young replanted forest.

It is a short climb from there to the first set of falls, a lovely horsetail set cascading down over the rocks. Climbing further there is a second set flowing down through a series of pools. At the top, the creek drops through a narrow chasm.

On the way back down the logging road you get glimpses of the ocean.

The Retreads Hiking Club gives this hike an American Volksports Association rating of 4D.

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