Eagle Creek Trail - Hiking trail near Portland, Oregon, United States - Description
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| Name | Eagle Creek Trail | |
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| Summary | Eagle Creek Trail offers spectacular viewpoints and waterfalls | |
| Type | Day Hike - Out and Back | |
| Distance (Total) | 15.0 miles / 24.1 km | |
| Elevation Gain | 11 feet / 3 meters | |
| Minimum Elevation | 110 feet / 34 meters | |
| Maximum Elevation | 3,360 feet / 1,024 meters | |
| Hiking Season | - All Year Long | |
| Things To See | - Cascades - Canyon - Cliffs - Creeks - Waterfalls | |
| Difficulty | Intermediate | |
| Rating | ★ ★ ★ ★ ★ | |
| Nearby Town | Portland, Oregon, United States | |
| Link | http://www.fs.fed.us/r6/columbia/trails/trail_440.htm | |
| Permit Required | No | |
| Trail Map |
Eagle Creek Trail is the most popular trail in the Columbia Gorge. It traces the line of Eagle Creek through the forest and along paths carved into basalt cliffs. An 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.
Features: Punch Bowl Falls, where water spills 25 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. Some sections of the trail are carved into basalt cliffs.
Eastbound I-84, take exit # 41. There is no Westbound exit at Eagle Creek – exit at Bonneville Dam and backtrack on I-84 to exit # 41.
| Latitude | 45.625917586 degrees / 45° 37.555' / 45° 37' 33.30" |
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| Longitude | -121.8967866898 degrees / -121° 53.807' / -121° 53' 48.43" |
| Created by Nick on 04/20/2010 |
| Last edited by Nick on 04/21/2010 |
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