This wide, well-maintained trail is actually an old wagon road that provides access to settlements along the Clearwater River. This series of trails provides access to three falls that comprise Elk Creek Falls. These trails have a rating from easy to moderate. One section of this trail passes by an old school house site and several species of old- growth timber. The Upper Falls has a 20' vertical drop, the middle falls is a 70' vertical drop, and the lower falls has a 50' vertical drop. This series of trails is 3 miles in length and takes about an hour and 15 minutes to hike. The trails are well marked, and have interpretive signs at historic sites. This trail is closed to all motorized recreation.