Mount Teneriffe Loop Hike in Washington

This hike is in Washington Dept of Natural Resources land near North Bend

Best to hike in the late spring when most of the trail is snow free and Teneriffe Falls (aka Kamikaze Falls) is full of water. Our loop hike was 12 miles with an elevation gain of 3800 ft

The hike to the falls is 3 miles out with about 1400 ft elevation gain

The first mile is on the gentle Mount Teneriife Road

After about 20 switchbacks, you come to the base of the lower falls

At three miles you reach the upper Teneriffe Falls, best seen in the Spring snow melt

Then to the right of the falls, we followed the old Kamikaze trail up toward the peak

This steep portion of the trail climbs 2400 ft in 2 miles or less

There were some icy snow fields we crossed before we reached the top, 

but the views were worth the climb, even on this cloudy day.

Because my inexpensive poles malfunctioned, 

I was too nervous to return the way we came up,

 so we descended from the peak toward the logging road 

(this section was not as steep as the icy side we climbed up)

View of Mount Teneriffe in the distance along the Mount Teneriffe Road Trail.

The road is not pleasant to the joints. It is 7 miles long, less steep than the Kamikaze Trail and it bypasses Teneriffe Falls. Despite the pole malfunction, we had a great hike!