From The Tall Bridge On Eagle Creek Trail
by Jeff Swan
Title
From The Tall Bridge On Eagle Creek Trail
Artist
Jeff Swan
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Photograph - Photograph
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Eagle Creek Trail #440
Area Status: Open
This area is Open
The Eagle Creek Trail is the most popular trail in the Columbia Gorge. It follows Eagle Creek through the forest and along paths carved into basalt cliffs. A relatively easy hike, Eagle Creek Trail offers spectacular viewpoints and waterfalls. On parts of this trail, there are sheer cliffs with no guard rails, so this hike may not be suitable for children or those afraid of heights. This trail is part of a multi-day loop opportunity which continues into the Mark O. Hatfield Wilderness on the Hood River Ranger District in the Mt. Hood National Forest.
Please park your car near the day use hosts if you are hiking overnight. It will be a lot more secure there than at the trailhead. At about mile 5 you enter wilderness where a free permit is required (available at the wilderness boundary).
Trail Features: Punch Bowl Falls, where water spills 100 feet into a blue-green pool set in a large grotto; High Bridge, which traverses the gorge 150 feet above the creek; and Tunnel Falls, where the trail passes through a tunnel behind the shower of falling water. Please note that jumping or diving off of Punchbowl Falls is prohibited.
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June 30th, 2013
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