Ladder Creek Falls

Difficulty	Distance	Steps	Elevation Gain
Easy	0.5 Miles One-way	1,015 est.	Minimal

Steps are estimated from the hike distance and a difficulty-based stride length.

Formula: distance in miles × 5,280 feet ÷ stride length

Stride length is adjusted because tougher trails usually shorten each step:

The result is rounded to the nearest whole step and shown as an estimate.

Ladder Creek Falls

At dusk, the falls come aglow with colored lights. The trail that leads up to the falls also has lights allowing evening hiking.

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An Essential

Don’t forget to bring a flashlight with extra batteries. Or, if you’re feeling adventurous, you could try a hand-crank version.

Accessible
0.3 Miles Round-trip

Easy
1.5 Miles Loop

Accessible
1.8 Miles Loop

Accessible
0.5 Miles One-way

Accessible
0.5 Miles Loop

Moderate
4.25 Miles Round-trip

Moderate
8.0 Miles One-way

Moderate
7.6 Miles Round-trip

Easy
3.8 Miles Round-trip

Strenuous
10.0 Miles Round-trip

Easy
1.6 to 46 Miles Round-trip

Unknown
0.9 Miles Round-trip

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