I've posted about waterfalls in my hiking posts before, specifically Franklin Falls and Alexander Falls; and Yosemite has its fair share of beautiful waterfalls. Lately, I've been thinking of organizing and posting all the rest of my previous waterfall hikes to make it into a mini-series within the weekly hiking post series; the waterfall series. Maybe by the end of this waterfall series, those of you who follow my hiking posts will be sick and tired of seeing waterfalls, at which time I can maybe start posting about lakes.
Anyways, let's start the series with Steelhead Falls, a beautiful waterfall that can be reached by hiking an easy out-and-back trail with minimal elevation gain. The trail is part of the much longer Hayward Reservoir Trail, but there is a parking lot near the falls and it takes just under 2km total to hike to the falls from the parking lot and back. The trail is flat and wide. Boardwalks and bridges are also built over rough terrain or over creeks to allow for an easy hike. After a short stroll through the forest along the trail, you will quickly hear the sound of waterfall. The sound gets louder as you continue on trail, and before you know it, the viewpoint has been reached with the falls right in front of you.
Check out my previous hikes:
- The Panoramic Views of Panorama Ridge
- The Golden Larches of Frosty Mountain
- The Winter Snow of Pump Peak at Mount Seymour
- Sapphire Waters and Azure Skies of Battle Bluff
- It Isn't Always Sunshine and Blue Skies
- The Frozen River and Waterfalls of Maligne Canyon
- The Amazing Arches of Arches National Park
- The Bizarre Hoodoos of Bryce Canyon National Park
- The Magnificent Stones of Zion National Park
- The Flowing Walls of Lower Antelope Canyon
- A Glimpse of Hope at the Hope Lookout Trail
- Turquoise Waters viewed from Sea to Summit Trail
- The Three Peaks of Mount Seymour
- The Serene Winter Scene at Dog Mountain
- Murrin Loop and Jurassic Ridge
- Yosemite National Park
- The Bear's Hump at Waterton National Park
- Views of Okanagan from Pincushion Mountain Trail
- The Half Frozen Waterfalls at Franklin Falls
- Hole in the Wall of Vancouver Island
- Sometimes You Just Get Lucky
- Winter Wonderland at Alexander Falls
- Eagle Bluffs
- Smuggler Cove Marine Provincial Park
- Admiralty Point
- Myra Canyon Trail
- Garabaldi Lake
- Botanical Beach Loop
- Wild Pacific Trail Lighthouse Loop
- Whistler Train Wreck Trail
- Grouse Grind
- Crown Mountain
- Chance Cove Coastal Trail
- Big Four Ice Caves
- Stawamus Chief First Peak
- Four Lakes Trail at Alice Lake Provincial Park
- Four Lakes Trail Winter Revisit
- Lindeman Lake Trail
- Malcolm Knapp Research Forest