Eagle Creek Trail - Trail # 440
Oregon
Length: 13.2 miles (one way)
Trail Uses:
Facilities available:
Season of Use: Year-round (lower portion of trail)
June to November (higher portion of trail)
Elevation: 110 to 3360 feet
Visitor Use: X Heavy
Access: 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.
Description: 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.
Map:
Eagle Creek
Photos: To
Eagle Creek Trailhead
Columbia River Gorge National Scenic Area