Benson Bridge closure

[trailupdater]

Starting immediately, the iconic Benson Bridge will be closed due to severe damage from a fallen rock. Larch Mountain trail #441 (aka "Multnomah Falls trail") will be closed from the Lodge to the Gorge #400 trail. Engineers will be assessing the damage.

http://www.fs.usda.gov/main/crgnsa/home

[trailupdater]

Here is a picture of the damage:

[payslee]

Ooooh. That must have been a heck of a rockfall!

For those wanting to hike up past there, you can still get up to the Larch mountain trail by starting either at Wahkeena or at the small pullout between Multnomah and Oneonta, where you can hop onto the 400 and meet the Larch Mtn trail above the bridge.

-payslee

[trailupdater]

Map of closure and alternate routes:

[Grannyhiker]

This is definitely not the first time something like this has happened!

[airoff]

Friends of the Gorge posted a photo on their Facebook page, it's pretty bad looking.

http://www.fs.usda.gov/alerts/crgnsa/al ... ?aid=21246

[sprengers4jc]

With the amount of rain projected to fall in the next 48 hours, I fear a few different trails will be impacted like this. Stay safe out there, everyone.

[aircooled]

Another shot from Friends of the Gorge

[Lurch]

and people laugh when they see us hiking with helmets on...

Is it bad that I really would have liked to have witnessed that?

[Eric Peterson]

Not bad at all Lurch. I would have liked to also witness the huge boulder that sheered off in there some 20
odd years back? DN would know the year off the top of his head I bet