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| − | [[Image: | + | [[Image:HighBridge1.jpg|thumb|300px|High Bridge ''(Steve Hart)'']] |
| − | [[Image: | + | [[Image:HighBridgeTrail.jpg|thumb|188px|Exposed trail leading up to High Bridge ''(Jeff Statt)'']] |
| − | [[Image: | + | [[Image:HighBridgeBridge01.jpg|thumb|250px|Backpacker crossing the bridge ''(Jeff Statt)'']] |
| − | [[Image: | + | [[Image:HighBridge2.jpg|thumb|188px|Looking down from High Bridge ''(Steve Hart)'']] |
* Hikes to this location: | * Hikes to this location: | ||
** {{Hike ring|trailhead=Eagle Creek Trailhead|hike=Eagle Creek to High Bridge Hike|log=Eagle Creek to High Bridge Hike/Log|previous=Loowit Falls (Eagle Creek)|next=High Bridge}} | ** {{Hike ring|trailhead=Eagle Creek Trailhead|hike=Eagle Creek to High Bridge Hike|log=Eagle Creek to High Bridge Hike/Log|previous=Loowit Falls (Eagle Creek)|next=High Bridge}} | ||
* Hikes including this location: | * Hikes including this location: | ||
| − | ** {{Hike ring|trailhead=Eagle Creek Trailhead|hike=Eagle Creek to Tunnel Falls Hike|log=Eagle Creek to Tunnel Falls Hike/Log|previous=Loowit Falls (Eagle Creek)|next= | + | ** {{Hike ring|trailhead=Eagle Creek Trailhead|hike=Eagle Creek to Tunnel Falls Hike|log=Eagle Creek to Tunnel Falls Hike/Log|previous=Loowit Falls (Eagle Creek)|next=Tenas Camp}} |
| − | ** {{Hike ring|trailhead=Eagle Creek Trailhead|hike=Eagle Creek to Wahtum Lake Hike|log=Eagle Creek to Wahtum Lake Hike/Log|previous=Loowit Falls (Eagle Creek)|next= | + | ** {{Hike ring|trailhead=Eagle Creek Trailhead|hike=Eagle Creek to Wahtum Lake Hike|log=Eagle Creek to Wahtum Lake Hike/Log|previous=Loowit Falls (Eagle Creek)|next=Tenas Camp}} |
| − | ** {{Hike ring|trailhead=Eagle Creek Trailhead|hike=Eagle-Benson Loop Hike|log=Eagle-Benson Loop Hike/Log|previous= | + | ** {{Hike ring|trailhead=Eagle Creek Trailhead|hike=Eagle-Benson Loop Hike|log=Eagle-Benson Loop Hike/Log|previous=Tenas Camp|next=Loowit Falls (Eagle Creek)}} |
| − | ** {{Hike ring|trailhead= | + | ** {{Hike ring|trailhead=Tooth Rock Trailhead|hike=Tanner-Eagle Traverse Hike|log=Tanner-Eagle Traverse Hike/Log|previous=Tenas Camp|next=Loowit Falls (Eagle Creek)}} |
{{maplinkinfo|latitude=45.60824|longitude=-121.88249}} | {{maplinkinfo|latitude=45.60824|longitude=-121.88249}} | ||
| − | + | {{Elevation|615 feet}} | |
* Height: 120 feet | * Height: 120 feet | ||
=== Description === | === Description === | ||
| − | High Bridge is one of only two places where the Eagle Creek | + | High Bridge is one of only two places where the Eagle Creek Trail crosses Eagle Creek. High Bridge is the first and more dramatic of the two, looming some 120 feet above the narrow moss lined gorge below. This section of Eagle Creek is the narrowest and fastest running section of the creek. |
| − | This is a popular hike destination along the Eagle Creek | + | This is a popular hike destination along the Eagle Creek Trail. There is a small area on either side of the bridge where one could stop to rest, have a drink and refuel before continuing on or turning around. |
| − | {{TripReports| | + | {{TripReports|Eagle Creek}} |
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| − | {{RelatedDiscussions| | + | {{RelatedDiscussions|Eagle Creek}} |
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=== Guidebooks that cover this destination === | === Guidebooks that cover this destination === | ||
| + | * ''Hiking Oregon's Geology'', by Ellen Morris Bishop | ||
* ''Day Hike! Columbia Gorge'', by Seabury Blair, Jr. | * ''Day Hike! Columbia Gorge'', by Seabury Blair, Jr. | ||
* ''60 Hikes within 60 miles of Portland'', by Paul Gerald | * ''60 Hikes within 60 miles of Portland'', by Paul Gerald | ||
Revision as of 19:56, 19 December 2009
File:HighBridge1.jpg
High Bridge (Steve Hart)
File:HighBridgeTrail.jpg
Exposed trail leading up to High Bridge (Jeff Statt)
File:HighBridgeBridge01.jpg
Backpacker crossing the bridge (Jeff Statt)
File:HighBridge2.jpg
Looking down from High Bridge (Steve Hart)
- Hikes to this location:
- Eagle Creek to High Bridge Hike (TH | <— —> | LOG)
- Hikes including this location:
- Eagle Creek to Tunnel Falls Hike (TH | <— —> | LOG)
- Eagle Creek to Wahtum Lake Hike (TH | <— —> | LOG)
- Eagle-Benson Loop Hike (TH | <— —> | LOG)
- Tanner-Eagle Traverse Hike (TH | <— —> | LOG)
- Weather forecast: NWS/NOAA
- Maps: Oregon Hikers Maps Google Maps
- Latitude, Longitude: 45.60824, -121.88249
- Elevation: 615 feet
- Height: 120 feet
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Description
High Bridge is one of only two places where the Eagle Creek Trail crosses Eagle Creek. High Bridge is the first and more dramatic of the two, looming some 120 feet above the narrow moss lined gorge below. This section of Eagle Creek is the narrowest and fastest running section of the creek.
This is a popular hike destination along the Eagle Creek Trail. There is a small area on either side of the bridge where one could stop to rest, have a drink and refuel before continuing on or turning around.
Trip Reports
- Search Trip Reports for Eagle Creek
Related Discussions / Q&A
- Search Trail Q&A for Eagle Creek
Guidebooks that cover this destination
- Hiking Oregon's Geology, by Ellen Morris Bishop
- Day Hike! Columbia Gorge, by Seabury Blair, Jr.
- 60 Hikes within 60 miles of Portland, by Paul Gerald
- Afoot and Afield Portland/Vancouver, by Douglas Lorain
- 35 Hiking Trails, Columbia River Gorge, by Don & Roberta Lowe
- Columbia River Gorge, 42 Scenic Hikes, by Don & Roberta Lowe
- Hiking the Columbia River Gorge - 1st and 2nd Editions, by Russ Schneider
- 100 Hikes in Northwest Oregon - 3rd Edition, by William L Sullivan
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Contributors
- jeffstatt (creator)