Length: 5.0 miles round trip Elevation Change: 1700' gain Season: Spring thru Fall Difficulty: Very Difficult due to extreme steepness of trail Permit: NW Forest Pass Required Features: There are
a number of ways to approach the steep climb up Munra Point.
One can either begin at the Wahclella Falls parking lot and hike
west along the freeway, or one can start at the Elowah Falls
trail head and hike east. The trail from Wahclella Falls
trail head is shorter. Some people park along the freeway at
the east end of the Moffett Creek bridge, but I would not advise
that. However you get to the base of the Munra Point climb, be
prepared for one of the steepest climbs anywhere in the gorge.
You ascend almost 1700' in just over a mile. In places the
trail is barely visible, and you have to climb hand over foot,
clinging to branches of nearby trees to make it up some areas of the
"trail". The top of the point is very narrow and quite
dangerous. THIS IS NOT A HIKE for wet weather. One slip
on this hike and you could really be injured. REMEMBER, this is
NOT a maintained trail.
