Distance: 8.6 miles round trip

Hiking Time: 4.5 hours High Point: 1400 feet

Elevation Gain: 500 feet

Maps: USGS Mount Higgins, Meadow Mountain Greentrails - Oso #77. Granite Falls #I 09

A pleasant hike through magnificent stands of virgin timber, this trail provides a look into the past. Once used as the route to a lookout on Three Fingers, all that is left of Boulder River is a gentle heavily used trail up the Boulder River. At 0.9 miles from the beginning, a side trail drops to the remnants of an old shelter and several nice campsites. At 1.2 miles a series of cascades and waterfalls are seen on the river where a side trail leads to the base of the falls and small campsites. At 2.5 miles, the timber grows thick and the river can only be heard. At 4 miles the trail descends down to Boulder Ford, where the trail now ends but at one time lead up to the Three Fingers lookout.

Directions: Take Highway #530 to milepost #41 and turn south onto road #2010 and drive 3.7 miles passing French Creek Campground to the trailhead on the right.