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DIRECTIONS From the intersection of State Highways 502 and 503 in Battleground, drive 5.7 miles north on Highway 503. Turn right on N.E. Rock Creek Road, which soon becomes Lucia Falls Road, and proceed 5.4 miles to the junction with Hantwick Road. If you are leaving a car at the lower trailhead, turn right on Hantwick Road, drive 0.6 mile, and then turn left into the large trailhead parking lot.

To reach the starting point, return to Lucia Falls Road, continue east another 3 miles, and then turn right into the small, signed parking lot for Moulton Falls County Park.

East Fork Lewis River from trail bridge in Moulton Falls County Park

You start by walking east on a gravel path that goes 80 yards along the right (south) shoulder of Lucia Falls Road. Just before the bridge across Big Tree Creek, a marked crosswalk goes across the road to a trail going north. This very worthwhile side trip goes upstream through the forest along Big Tree Creek for 0.15 mile, passing an inviting picnic area along the way, to an overlook of a very attractive waterfall. Stone steps take you down to a bridge just below the falls. This bridge provides access to a loop trail that takes you across the road and then south to the main part of Moulton Falls County Park. Unfortunately, the bridge is closed in winter, so off-season hikers must backtrack from the falls, recross the road to the main trail, and cross Big Tree Creek on a wooden trail bridge that parallels the road bridge.