A moderate amount of snow on the trail, the route up to the falls was a bit slippery. Traction devices and poles were very helpful, especially on the stairs. The logging road up to the lake had a few inches of slush, but beware of the slush covered potholes. Even waterproof boots tend to have a large hole at the top.

Beautiful fall day for a hike! Started up Woody Trail to the Lower, Middle, and Upper Falls. Each falls had its own special element. I then went over toward Wallace Lake. Missed one of the turnoffs as the sign is at a tough angle to see approaching from the Upper Falls. Ended up hiking steeply up the hillside behind the lake. Great views of Mt. Index and fall colors. Back on the trail to Wallace Lake, there was a stretch where beavers had dammed up a small stream and the trail was a pond for 50 meters!

IT was beautiful scenery, the leaves were awesome colors. IT had rained the day previous so there were some muddy areas,, but it also made for some roaring waterfalls.

Arrived at the trailhead just before 9:30 a.m. and the parking lot was nearly empty. Weather was clear and cool. The trail starts out very easily: wide DNR road follows the powerlines. Once I got to Woody Trail, a gentle incline past Small Falls turns into a gradually steeper incline until you get to Upper falls. I had planned to only go to upper falls, but once I got there I decided to continue on to Wallace Lake. This is after reading all the warnings about people getting lost and a newspaper article about two girls who had to be rescued. I think this information is a bit out of date though, because I found the trail very easy to follow past this point. The only difficult part of the hike after upper falls is the 1/4-mile or so very steep incline from the Upper Falls to the DNR road that leads to Wallace Lake. There are blue diamond markers on the trees that lead you there, and although it's steep and not well cleared like the other part of the trail is, it's short. Once you get to the DNR road, it flattens out quite a bit and you'll find that there's hardly anyone else around. I only saw one other group on the path until I got to the lake. Once I arrived at the lake, I saw a few other people, but it was not crowded at all. I wanted to find the backcountry campsites a mile further at Jay Lake, but I somehow lost the path and decided to stay at Wallace Lake. If I could have found the trail to Jay Lake I definitely would have done it, as it seems like a nice place for an easy overnight backpacking trip.

Started this hike in a downpour, but it cleared up about 3/4 of the way in. The falls were pounding with all that water. Two young men shirtless and in shorts coming down near the top. Saw a couple more people coming in on our way out. By then, the rain had stopped.