Upper Marten Creek Falls

RATING - 40.0

VR - 6.0 (Med) HR - 5.0 SR - 10/20

TYPE OF APPROACH - Trail

DIFFICULTY - Fairly Difficult

LOCATION - Marten Lake Trail

TYPE - Tiered

HEIGHT - 120'

WIDTH - 30'

DIRECTIONS - Follow the directions to Dog Mountain Falls. Continue along the Marten Lake Trail for another 1/2 a mile or so. The upper tier can be seen partially from the trail. A short bushwhack is required for a clear view. An over-the-top view of the lower tier can be attained fairly easily but we saw no easy way to get a good view of the bigger, lower tier.

Marten Creek is the first major creek crossed on the Taylor River Trail. The creek contains two major waterfalls. The upper falls occurs a short distance after the creek leaves the lake. The upper tier is a pretty fan shaped drop where the creek runs over a dome of granite. To the right, a seasonal stream joins Marten Creek via its own cascading waterfall. The creek continues to cascade before splitting in two and dropping about 55' over two side-by-side drops. The one view we got of this tier was standing atop a cliff over Marten Creek and only the right segment could be easily seen. Were it possible to get to the creek somehow, this would be a pretty awesome waterfall.