CAUTION: You'll have to cross Pilot Creek to reach this cache
and the lower falls. Be very cautious in the spring or during heavy
runoff. Use the trailhead waypoint to find a narrow dirt trail up
to a road. Cross the road, and look for the cache near the crest of
the small side turnout.
University Falls, also known as Pilot Creek Falls, is a popular
swimming area north of Quintette. The round trip hike is
approximately 5.6 miles, with an approximate elevation change of
650 feet. The trail is a wide, smooth road from Wentworth Springs
Road to the turn above "Middle School." From there you'll
moderately descend to a flume, where the trail is level until you
bear left to "High School." Just beyond there the descent
steepens,and the path narrows to a rocky trail. When you reach
Pilot Creek, head downstream to reach the falls.