Absolutely worth the 3 mile hike. A few up hill battles but nothing a little time and effort can't accomplish.
We took in all of the falls on our hike - the only drawback was not knowing which one we were at since there are two unnamed falls. Plus we entered the trail at a alternate location due to road construction. At first, we thought Baring Falls was St. Mary Falls until we saw a trail sign. Many people turn around at one of the unnamed falls thinking they are at Virginia Falls. Just remember if you enter by Baring falls, you should see five waterfalls before you are to the end of the trail and you should be able to identify Virginia Falls by the significant height compared to the rest. All of the waterfalls seemed to have an area where you could take off your shoes and socks so soak you feet in the water. So refreshing!
Took in this nice day hike. You can almost stand right under the falls. Most of the hike is void of views as its in the woods. But, its nice hike and would do it again.
Take the shuttle to St. Mary's Fall and hike pass to St. Mary's fall to Virginia Falls. It's a very flat, 3 mile hike. My family did this without any problem. When you get to V. Falls, keep on going another 15 minutes to the top. There are a lot of fake waterfalls, so make sure you go to the correct one. You will know it when you see it.
Easy, both in same area off Going to the Sun Road. St. Mary pullout is the trailhead. Meadows, cascading streams and beautiful waterfalls.
Take the shuttle to St. Mary's Fall and hike pass to St. Mary's fall to Virginia Falls. It's a beautiful hike about 3+ miles round trip. There are up and downs but not too bad. When you get to Virginia Falls keep going another 15 minutes to the top. It's worth the effort.
Great hike -- St. Mary's Falls and Virginia Falls are both breathtaking, as well as the smaller falls and rapids along the trail between them.
A trail of a few miles, not a difficult hike if you don't mind going up. Beautiful trail all the way to the falls. Check for details at the visitor enter.
Excellent Hike! Easy and lots of gorgeous waterfalls. Make sure you go to the very last waterfall - Virginia Falls - it comes off the mountain. you can see Virginia falls from the highway as you past the turnout for it.
Standing at the base of Virginia Falls is quite spectacular and worth the approx 2 mile hike in. The elevation change of around 500' was not too bad. What was bad was trying to find a parking spot at the St Mary trailhead even at 10am. As others have said keep going until you can go no further. You'll pass many other falls along the way. All nice but the best has been saved for last. Even after doing the Highline hike the day before this is impressive.