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| RATING - 4/10 TYPE OF APPROACH - Bushwhack DIFFICULTY - Difficult LOCATION - Illabot Creek Road (FR 16) TYPE - Tiered HEIGHT - 200' WIDTH - 10' |
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| DIRECTIONS - Head
east along Highway 20 and turn south onto Highway 530. In a couple miles, turn left
onto Illabot Creek Road. At somewhere around 5.5 miles, the road goes over Hilt
Creek. On the right side of the road you can clearly see the 25' tall upper section
of the falls. The lower, main portion is downstream from the road. To view it,
start climbing downhill along the edge of the canyon. Views are fleeting but if you
keep your eyes open you will eventually find a way down to the creek below the main falls. NEARBY WATERFALLS - East Iron Falls, Hilt Creek Falls, Iron Creek Falls, White Falls |
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Hilt Creek has three
major waterfalls along its route. Upper Hilt Creek Falls is the highest of the three
and the only one that isn't fairly well known. The falls are basically a long series
of cascades with a couple of drops being in the 40' range. Just below the road there
is a drop about 30' tall. Below that the creek dumps over a series of three drops in
a zigzag pattern. A short distance after that, the creek goes over another cascading
drop around 40' tall that is probably the final drop of the series. This is not a
waterfall that anyone can see as it will require a lot of work.
