Hiking Hardy Falls - Beacon Rock State Park

Hardy Falls is one of two major falls on Hardy Creek, the major watershed on the south side of Hamilton Mountain. We hiked up along a well-graded, but constantly climbing, trail for 1.3 miles, to a spur leading shortly to the viewpoint of the falls.

The view of the falls is somewhat limited - a old tree trunk has plunged down it, and remains lodged in the rocks.

To reach the base of the falls, we backtracked a short distance down the trail, and climbed down steep slopes to a viewpoint.

The trail had areas of full sun, but also meandered through the forest - always an upward ascent with very little leveling-off. We had perfect temperatures, and no bugs.

An old rustic picnic lodge built by the Civilian Conservation Corp at the trail-head.