HARD SCRABBLE FALLS |
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| RATING - 6/10 TYPE OF APPROACH - Trail DIFFICULTY - Fairly Easy LOCATION - Van Zandt Area TYPE - Tiered HEIGHT - 275' WIDTH - 10' GPS - N48 45.601 W122 13.741 ELEVATION - 676' |
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| DIRECTIONS - Take
HWY 9 to the town of Van Zandt and turn onto Potter Road. Follow the road to its end
and make a U-Turn. Pull into the bus pullout on the right side of the road and find
the trail across the road. Follow this trail for around 1/5 of a mile to the bottom
tier. To reach the upper section of the falls, cross the creek and follow the trail
up the steep hillside, using the available ropes where needed. This trail keeps
going past the upper falls but I'm not sure what the eventual destination is. The
falls can also be seen from Highway 9 or from Strand Road. NEARBY WATERFALLS - Middle Standard Falls, Standard Falls, Sygitowicz Falls, Tinling Falls, Upper Standard Falls, Van Zandt Falls |
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Hard Scrabble Falls is probably the best falls in the Nooksack
Valley. It consists of at least 4 tiers and I believe there may be more above that
but can't confirm it at this time. The bottom tier is a gorgeous 65' plunge that
lands on a giant cracked rock reminiscent of the broken Stone Table in The Lion, The
Witch, and The Wardrobe. Above this the creek drops over the upper section, three
back-to-back plunges over a striking vertical cliff face. The upper section of the
falls is somewhat difficult to reach and involves using ropes to pull yourself up the
steep hillside. Thanks to a massive flood in 2010, most of the upper
section can be seen on your way to the base of the falls. However, the
trip in is a little more difficult as a resutl.
