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Mary Jane Falls Trail - 2 members in 6 triplogs have rated this an average 3 ( 1 to 5 best )
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May 18 2024
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42 male
 Joined Nov 30 2015
 Phoenix, AZ
Mary Jane Falls TrailVegas, NV
Mary Jane Falls Trail
Vegas, NV
Hiking avatar May 18 2024
ShatteredArm • Triplogs 356
Hiking4.20 Miles 1,191 AEG
Hiking4.20 Miles   1 Hour   50 Mns   2.40 mph
1,191 ft AEG      5 Mns Break
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Decided to get a hike in while in LV for a conference and Dead and Co, so we headed for cooler weather. The road to the Trail Canyon and Mary Jane THs was closed, so had to add an extra mile-ish RT. Looks like a major flood went through there, although the road was fine to Trail Canyon. MJ falls TH was pretty wrecked, although the bathroom managed to survive the ground getting 2-3 feet higher. The trail itself is mostly wiped out up to the bottom of the switchbacks, and in some areas there's a gully up to 10 feet deep.

The nice thing about all this is that there were very few people up there, and we had the falls to ourselves. And if you park where we did, you can make your MJ falls hike come out to exactly 4.20 miles! Maybe should've hiked to Big Falls, which was roaring.
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Nov 06 2020
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36 female
 Joined Oct 04 2012
 Phoenix, AZ
Mary Jane Falls TrailVegas, NV
Mary Jane Falls Trail
Vegas, NV
Hiking avatar Nov 06 2020
WaitingForRain • Triplogs 1,041
Hiking3.50 Miles 994 AEG
Hiking3.50 Miles   1 Hour   39 Mns   2.12 mph
994 ft AEG
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The guidebook that I have claimed that this hike was easy, so I convinced my mother to come with me. It was not easy. That being said, it was very beautiful- some water still trickling down the rock walls and VERY friendly squirrels. Luckily, it was pretty quiet when we went; I've seen some insane pictures of crowding on this trail.
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Jul 31 2020
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45 female
 Joined Dec 24 2007
 Ahwatukee, AZ
Mary Jane Falls TrailVegas, NV
Mary Jane Falls Trail
Vegas, NV
Hiking avatar Jul 31 2020
LindaAnn • Triplogs 2,600
Hiking3.00 Miles 1,000 AEG
Hiking3.00 Miles   2 Hrs   11 Mns   1.62 mph
1,000 ft AEG      20 Mns Break
 
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Didn’t want to start early, but needed to be done early. The kids like the falls, and they aren’t too far away, with much cooler temps, so this fit the bill. First half mile is easy, follows an old road, then the trail veers off to the right and becomes steeper. Lots of switchbacks. Unfortunately, people cut the switchbacks and hardly stay on trail, leading to plenty of erosion, and some difficulty staying on the actual trail. If you pay attention, and stay on the switchbacks, this hike is much easier. Lots of graffiti on the rocks. The kids played under the water for a few minutes, had a snack, then sat in the small cave for a few minutes. Lots of people hiking up as we were headed down.
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Jul 08 2017
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 Joined Jan 01 2023
 Arizona
Mary Jane Falls TrailVegas, NV
Mary Jane Falls Trail
Vegas, NV
Hiking avatar Jul 08 2017
pseudalpine • Triplogs 1,290
Hiking3.10 Miles 994 AEG
Hiking3.10 Miles
994 ft AEG
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Nov 29 2014
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 Joined Jan 04 2011
 Las Vegas, NV
Mary Jane Falls TrailVegas, NV
Mary Jane Falls Trail
Vegas, NV
Hiking avatar Nov 29 2014
autumnstars • Triplogs 1,393
Hiking3.55 Miles 1,288 AEG
Hiking3.55 Miles
1,288 ft AEG
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As long as he has lived in Las Vegas, my husband had never hiked this trail before. It was supposed to be windy and a bit chilly, so seemed like a good day to avoid the usual hordes.

Sadly, this trail has really taken a beating from the constant pressure of hikers cluelessly short-cutting the switchbacks. The netting the Forest Service had installed at one point to help slow erosion has mostly been torn up by people sliding down between levels. The trail was originally well built, though, so it can still be followed with no route finding needed. But enjoyment of the hike is definitely diminished by the shear amount of damage everywhere.

Because they are fed by springs, the falls were flowing, although not nearly as much as they do in spring. All the columbine and mimulus were dormant for the year, making everything look a little brown and glum. We had a quick lunch at the falls, then headed down to answer several rounds of "are we almost there?"

water 1 out of 5water 2 out of 5water less than maxwater less than max Mary Jane Falls Light flow Light flow
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Jul 08 2012
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36 female
 Joined Feb 01 2011
 Henderson, NV
Mary Jane Falls TrailVegas, NV
Mary Jane Falls Trail
Vegas, NV
Hiking avatar Jul 08 2012
LittleKnee • Triplogs 39
Hiking3.00 Miles
Hiking3.00 Miles   2 Hrs   30 Mns   1.71 mph
      45 Mns Break
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I just moved to Henderson, NV last week for graduate school and decided to check out the surrounding area. We had to get out of the heat so we went up to Mt. Charleston, about an hour away. It must be a very popular trail for locals because it was PACKED with people. There were a lot of children and dogs on the trail. The trail itself starts as a bunch of switchbacks. It's about 1.5 miles there (3 miles roundtrip), so a pretty quick hike. It's not a difficult trail (rated a 1 out of 5 on some websites I've seen) but it starts at about 7000 ft elevation and it was a hot summer day so it was little more difficult than I anticipated. I'm sure the falls flow a bit more in the Spring with the snow melt, but I was impressed with the amount of water falling. I've been spoiled living in AZ my whole life, but I'm looking forward to some new terrain! More NV hikes to come!
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