4 /5 Matt Jackson: Whew, great hike, but quite the leg zapper! Unfortunately, we did not make it to the falls on the Champion Creek Trail. After going 24 hours after heavy rains, the steepness and mud about 1.25 miles in deterred us from completing the trail. The return hike was very strenuous, so not sure if we could have done another 0.75+ miles of uphills. The trail was well marked but 95% downhill to the point we turned around. Our 2 Boston Terriers loved it, but their extra legs helped them better than the humans! My wife, preteen daughter, and I each slipped before calling off our descent. But, wow, we needed multiple stops on the ascent back to the parking lot. Would probably do the hike again to completion but only on a drier day.