Fourmile Trailhead — Attraction in Four Corners States

I have read a lot of reviews of this hike but a lot were incorrect or missing context.

Leaving from the Fourmile trailhead (not the RV/trailer parking lot just before which will add distance) this hike is +/-6.25 miles round trip with ~1,000 ft of elevation gain to the Fourmile Creek falls. Virtually all of the reviews appear to referring to Fall Creek Falls as Fourmile which is incorrect. Fall Creek Falls are awesome and in my opinion are a fine place to stop your hike… just make sure you do the last couple hundred yards (it’s steep) to reach the actual base of falls. If you continue on to Fourmile Creek falls the trail continues and it very steep, has a lot of cobble and requires a lot of scrambling. The stretch from Fall Creek falls to Fourmile creek fall added several hundred feet of elevation (we reached 9,820’) and an hour of time for our family. The pay off was a lot of work for a waterfall that wasn’t nearly as good a Fall creek.

We did the whole out and back in ~4.5 hrs with a 9 y/o in tow. The main hike has a mix of forest, meadow, river and beautiful cliffs which were stunning… but the path has a lot of cobble and NOT recommend for anyone with footing issues. For those able bodied, I highly recommend minus the add one from Fall Creek to Fourmile Creek.

I included our full hike track showing elevation profile and distance. I think knocking off last part would deduct 0.75 Mike and 400 ft of...

Beautiful drive out on a well maintained dirt road. Plenty of parking and there was also a parking lot for people trailering their horses. Well maintained trail with gorgeous views everywhere. Did not see a whole lot of wildlife and maybe that's because it's hunting season. You can see both sets of falls from a distance if you pay attention along the trail. There's a Y that you will want to go to the left for the first falls that you can walk right up to. It's beautiful as it sprays out from the top. As you come back down, you can go up the steep hill for a little over 100 yards and view the other falls from a distance. Grab a hiking stick as you start the trail. It seemed a little more strenuous coming back to the parking lot, so save some gas in your tank. Lots of logs that you can sit for a rest...

Gorgeous, scenic hike and the falls at the end were an amazing payoff. We arrived at the trailhead at 8:15 am and encountered only 1 other group on the way in. On the way out it was much busier with people hiking in the opposite direction. Round trip at a leisurely pace it took us 4 hours and was 6.5 miles. I would classify it as a moderate hike, a lot of it is a mostly flat dirt path but there was quite a bit of rocky hills and the end is quite a climb out. We were a little confused about how to get to the overlook for the second set of falls. The trail is about 100 yards before you get to the base of the first falls, and to the right as you're facing the falls. It's a bit steep but short and worth it to see...