Difference between revisions of "Tunnel Falls"
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* Hikes to this location | * Hikes to this location | ||
− | ** {{Hike ring|trailhead=Eagle Creek Trailhead|hike=Eagle Creek to Tunnel Falls Hike|log=Eagle Creek | + | ** {{Hike ring|trailhead=Eagle Creek Trailhead|hike=Eagle Creek to Tunnel Falls Hike|log=Eagle Creek to Tunnel Falls Hike/Log|previous=The Potholes|next=Tunnel Falls}} |
+ | * Hikes passing this location | ||
+ | ** {{Hike ring|trailhead=Eagle Creek Trailhead|hike=Eagle Creek to Wahtum Lake Hike|log=Eagle Creek to Wahtum Lake Hike/Log|previous=The Potholes|next=Vertigo Mile}} | ||
=== Description === | === Description === | ||
− | Tunnel Falls is the traditional turnaround spot for many on the Eagle Creek trail, and it is indeed a splendid climax. Over the last thousand years, the falls have carved a majestic basin here - plunging more than a 100 feet from towering basalt cliffs to the rushing creek-bed below. While this scene is impressive enough, the most bewildering aspect of the falls in the passageway behind them. Trail builders from the early 1900's blasted a tunnel behind the falls and then across the sheer rock face on their far side -- making this area the slickest and perhaps, most precarious section of trail in the Gorge. Looking downstream from the falls, you can see were the two forks of Eagle Creek converge meeting at [[Grand Junction Falls]]. | + | Tunnel Falls is the traditional turnaround spot for many on the Eagle Creek trail, and it is indeed a splendid climax. Over the last thousand years, the falls have carved a majestic basin here - plunging more than a 100 feet from towering basalt cliffs to the rushing creek-bed below. While this scene is impressive enough, the most bewildering aspect of the falls in the passageway behind them. Trail builders from the early 1900's blasted a tunnel behind the falls and then across the sheer rock face on their far side -- making this area the slickest and perhaps, most precarious section of trail in the Gorge. Looking downstream from the falls, you can see were the two forks of Eagle Creek converge - meeting at [[Grand Junction Falls]]. |
Please avoid the temptation to descend to the creek via the large slide on the near side, as so many have done before. Putting aside the obvious danger, the area is eroding before it's time, accelerating mother nature's intentions for the area. | Please avoid the temptation to descend to the creek via the large slide on the near side, as so many have done before. Putting aside the obvious danger, the area is eroding before it's time, accelerating mother nature's intentions for the area. | ||
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=== Trip Reports === | === Trip Reports === |
Revision as of 12:07, 10 January 2007
- Height: 100+ feet
- Elevation: 1200 feet
- Stream: East Fork Eagle Creek
- Weather forecast: NWS/NOAA
- Maps: Oregon Hikers Maps Google Maps
- Latitude, Longitude: 45.58472, -121.85139
- Hikes to this location
- Eagle Creek to Tunnel Falls Hike (TH | <— —> | LOG)
- Hikes passing this location
- Eagle Creek to Wahtum Lake Hike (TH | <— —> | LOG)
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Description
Tunnel Falls is the traditional turnaround spot for many on the Eagle Creek trail, and it is indeed a splendid climax. Over the last thousand years, the falls have carved a majestic basin here - plunging more than a 100 feet from towering basalt cliffs to the rushing creek-bed below. While this scene is impressive enough, the most bewildering aspect of the falls in the passageway behind them. Trail builders from the early 1900's blasted a tunnel behind the falls and then across the sheer rock face on their far side -- making this area the slickest and perhaps, most precarious section of trail in the Gorge. Looking downstream from the falls, you can see were the two forks of Eagle Creek converge - meeting at Grand Junction Falls.
Please avoid the temptation to descend to the creek via the large slide on the near side, as so many have done before. Putting aside the obvious danger, the area is eroding before it's time, accelerating mother nature's intentions for the area.
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