Uploaded April 2026 | Updated September 2026, 2 hours ago
In the summer of 2020, the Feather Falls trail (one of my all-time favorite hikes)...disappeared. It was burned to the ground by the massive North Complex Fire, and the entire area was closed for the next five years. The Feather Falls trail recently reopened, so I re-hiked the route to see what it is like now.
0:00 Feather Falls and the North Complex Fire
0:52 Parking Lot and Trailhead
1:19 Feather Falls Recent History
1:57 Initial Impressions and Memories
3:04 Side Trail Merge and Route Description
4:21 Grinding Rock (Now Barren)
5:57 First Falls Sighting (After only 10 minutes of hiking!)
6:33 Descending Switchbacks Across from Side Trail
7:00 Stump Chair
7:22 Exposure Report
8:33 Frey Creek Bridge
9:57 Canyon Views
11:05 One of Many Mini Waterfalls
11:20 Log Bench, Banana Slug, Creek Crossings
12:11 Old Trail Pavement - Uphill Begins
13:00 Side Trail Merge
13:28 Final Uphill to River View
14:14 Platform Traverse and Falls Views
16:10 Detour to Top of Feather Falls
17:41 Views from Cooper Point
20:33 Descent to Platform
22:00 Views from Platform
23:50 Heading Back
24:10 Side Trail Memories
25:14 Odd Plant Life
25:40 Route Perspective
26:12 Bald Rock Dome
26:31 Switchbacks vs. Side Trail
27:50 Frey Creek Bridge Crossing
28:35 Final Shot of Grinding Rock
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MUSIC
Intro/Outro Music: "Happiness" Composer: Benjamin Tissot Standard License certificate #2232653 from bensound.com
ES_Redwood - Rymdklang Soundtracks - epidemicsound.com/music/tracks/4df2b095-1784-48c4-b686-2c0e28e8972d
ES_Western Call - Cody Francis - epidemicsound.com/music/tracks/401359e4-dd9e-3d14-9fe5-c3629f2699d6
ES_Solace - Staffan Carlen - epidemicsound.com/music/tracks/a62c4fed-0236-4a82-8a5d-9a0e9adc2f4a
ES_A Summer Breeze (Instrumental Version) - Ten Towers - epidemicsound.com/music/tracks/516da812-39ca-3e74-ba8d-1d041649600c
ES_The Passenger - Erik Fernholm - epidemicsound.com/music/tracks/81c659ec-3727-43f3-848b-5c6978d4eb5b
ES_A Perilous Mission - Isobelle Walton - epidemicsound.com/music/tracks/5f272481-acd1-349c-9e5d-d2a194a0b24f
ES_Close to Home - Roots and Recognition - epidemicsound.com/music/tracks/ed4518bf-3441-43e4-97f9-2072e9b57c99
ES_Day of Mine - Biddy Sullivan - epidemicsound.com/music/tracks/deed763a-d40c-3716-ac6d-859db8ddcc79
In the summer of 2020, the Feather Falls trail (one of my all-time favorite hikes)...disappeared. It was burned to the ground by the massive North Complex Fire, and the entire area was closed for the next five years. The Feather Falls trail recently reopened, so I re-hiked the route to see what it is like now.
0:00 Feather Falls and the North Complex Fire
0:52 Parking Lot and Trailhead
1:19 Feather Falls Recent History
1:57 Initial Impressions and Memories
3:04 Side Trail Merge and Route Description
4:21 Grinding Rock (Now Barren)
5:57 First Falls Sighting (After only 10 minutes of hiking!)
6:33 Descending Switchbacks Across from Side Trail
7:00 Stump Chair
7:22 Exposure Report
8:33 Frey Creek Bridge
9:57 Canyon Views
11:05 One of Many Mini Waterfalls
11:20 Log Bench, Banana Slug, Creek Crossings
12:11 Old Trail Pavement - Uphill Begins
13:00 Side Trail Merge
13:28 Final Uphill to River View
14:14 Platform Traverse and Falls Views
16:10 Detour to Top of Feather Falls
17:41 Views from Cooper Point
20:33 Descent to Platform
22:00 Views from Platform
23:50 Heading Back
24:10 Side Trail Memories
25:14 Odd Plant Life
25:40 Route Perspective
26:12 Bald Rock Dome
26:31 Switchbacks vs. Side Trail
27:50 Frey Creek Bridge Crossing
28:35 Final Shot of Grinding Rock
LIKE and SUBSCRIBE and CLICK the BELL for #camping, #hiking, #backpacking, and the gear that goes with it! Using these product links helps this channel grow at no cost to you. THANKS!
WEBSITE - BackcountryPilgrim.com
INSTAGRAM - instagram.com/backcountrypilgrim
FREE BACKPACKING CHECKLIST: BackcountryPilgrim.com/2021/03/12/hiking-backpacking-checklist
MY HIKING GEAR: BackcountryPilgrim.com/my-hiking-gear
MUSIC
Intro/Outro Music: "Happiness" Composer: Benjamin Tissot Standard License certificate #2232653 from bensound.com
ES_Redwood - Rymdklang Soundtracks - epidemicsound.com/music/tracks/4df2b095-1784-48c4-b686-2c0e28e8972d
ES_Western Call - Cody Francis - epidemicsound.com/music/tracks/401359e4-dd9e-3d14-9fe5-c3629f2699d6
ES_Solace - Staffan Carlen - epidemicsound.com/music/tracks/a62c4fed-0236-4a82-8a5d-9a0e9adc2f4a
ES_A Summer Breeze (Instrumental Version) - Ten Towers - epidemicsound.com/music/tracks/516da812-39ca-3e74-ba8d-1d041649600c
ES_The Passenger - Erik Fernholm - epidemicsound.com/music/tracks/81c659ec-3727-43f3-848b-5c6978d4eb5b
ES_A Perilous Mission - Isobelle Walton - epidemicsound.com/music/tracks/5f272481-acd1-349c-9e5d-d2a194a0b24f
ES_Close to Home - Roots and Recognition - epidemicsound.com/music/tracks/ed4518bf-3441-43e4-97f9-2072e9b57c99
ES_Day of Mine - Biddy Sullivan - epidemicsound.com/music/tracks/deed763a-d40c-3716-ac6d-859db8ddcc79
