Name: Tenaja Falls Trail #5W04
Rating: 3.7

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3.7 from 3 votes

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in San Mateo Canyon Wilderness

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3.7 from 3 votes

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Feb 21, 2022 near Lakelan…, CA

0.5 miles in you are greeted by the falls.

Feb 21, 2022 near Lakelan…, CA

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Feb 21, 2022

Aaron C

This hike has a seasonal waterfall at about .6 miles from the trailhead. There was some water flow on 2/20/2022 1.2mi — 16h 00m

Jul 4, 2019

Dayne Miller

2mi — 2h 00m

Jun 22, 2019

Ale Garofalo

1.7mi — 1h 13m

Feb 7, 2019

Tyler Waters

took a wonderful walk with the dog 3mi

Feb 5, 2018

Valerie Norton

https://valhikes.blogspot.com/2018/02/san-mateo-canyon-tenaja-falls.html

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Tenaja Falls Trail #5W04

6.0

9.7

Point to Point

2,747' 837 m

1,315' 401 m

1,505' 459 m

292' 89 m

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