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[[Image:CedarFallsfromSpur.jpg|thumb|400px|Cedar Falls from the bushwhack trail ''(Jeff Statt)'']] | [[Image:CedarFallsfromSpur.jpg|thumb|400px|Cedar Falls from the bushwhack trail ''(Jeff Statt)'']] | ||
[[Image:CedarFallsFromTrail.jpg|thumb|250px|The falls are visible from the Cedar Falls Trail ''(Jeff Statt)'']] | [[Image:CedarFallsFromTrail.jpg|thumb|250px|The falls are visible from the Cedar Falls Trail ''(Jeff Statt)'']] | ||
+ | [[Image:CedarFallsSpur02.jpg|thumb|250px|Not much of a marker! This rotted stump marks the beginning of the spur trail across to see the falls ''(Jeff Statt)'']] | ||
[[Image:CedarFalls.jpg|thumb|250px|Cedar Falls ''(Jeff Statt)'']] | [[Image:CedarFalls.jpg|thumb|250px|Cedar Falls ''(Jeff Statt)'']] | ||
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** {{Hike ring|trailhead=Dick Thomas Trailhead|hike=Aldrich Butte-Cedar Falls Loop Hike|log=Aldrich Butte-Cedar Falls Loop Hike/Log|previous=Cedar Mountain|next=Hamilton Creek Overlook}} | ** {{Hike ring|trailhead=Dick Thomas Trailhead|hike=Aldrich Butte-Cedar Falls Loop Hike|log=Aldrich Butte-Cedar Falls Loop Hike/Log|previous=Cedar Mountain|next=Hamilton Creek Overlook}} | ||
{{maplinkinfo|latitude=45.6539|longitude=-121.9850}} | {{maplinkinfo|latitude=45.6539|longitude=-121.9850}} | ||
+ | * Stream: Cedar Creek | ||
* Elevation: 350 feet at base (approximate) | * Elevation: 350 feet at base (approximate) | ||
* Height: 70 feet (approximate) | * Height: 70 feet (approximate) | ||
=== Description === | === Description === | ||
+ | Cedar Falls is a little known cascade on the Washington side of the [[Columbia River Gorge]]. It is in the area between [[Hamilton Mountain|Hamilton]] and [[Table Mountain|Table]] mountains. More specifically, Cedar Creek forms the drainage between [[Aldrich Butte]] and [[Cedar Mountain]]. | ||
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+ | There is no established trail to see the falls. Locals have worked to establish and maintain trails to see them, but word has been slow to get out -- so it remains one of least-visited falls in the Gorge. | ||
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+ | Cedar Falls suffers from a bit of an identity crisis as well. While, the USGS has officially named Cedar Creek, the name of the falls is not yet permanently established. In fact, there is a faction of locals that refer to it as '''Aldrich Falls'''. | ||
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+ | The flow over the falls varies greatly by season. Some summers it has been known to dry up completely, so plan your visit accordingly. An early spring visit may be the best. | ||
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+ | There are two ways to get to the falls, neither of them are great. The first is described on this hike page: [[Aldrich Butte-Cedar Falls Loop Hike|Cedar Falls Trail]]. After passing the [[Cedar Falls-Cedar Mountain Trail Junction|junction]] with Cedar Mountain, you'll hike down to a flat area that must have been the location of an old lake ([http://portlandhikersfieldguide.com/wiki/Image:CedarFalls-CedarMountainJunction.jpg photo]). You'll continue to follow the Cedar Falls trail as it heads due north from the clearing and heads down a gully toward the Cedar Creek valley. Estimate when you've descended about a 1/3 of the way down and begin watching for a large stump | ||
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+ | You can see this falls from the top of nearby Hamilton Mountain, though it takes a pretty keen eye to spot them! For most hikers this will be the only view they will ever have. | ||
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Revision as of 08:51, 17 March 2007
- Hikes including this location:
- Weather forecast: NWS/NOAA
- Maps: Oregon Hikers Maps Google Maps
- Latitude, Longitude: 45.6539, -121.9850
- Stream: Cedar Creek
- Elevation: 350 feet at base (approximate)
- Height: 70 feet (approximate)
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Description
Cedar Falls is a little known cascade on the Washington side of the Columbia River Gorge. It is in the area between Hamilton and Table mountains. More specifically, Cedar Creek forms the drainage between Aldrich Butte and Cedar Mountain.
There is no established trail to see the falls. Locals have worked to establish and maintain trails to see them, but word has been slow to get out -- so it remains one of least-visited falls in the Gorge.
Cedar Falls suffers from a bit of an identity crisis as well. While, the USGS has officially named Cedar Creek, the name of the falls is not yet permanently established. In fact, there is a faction of locals that refer to it as Aldrich Falls.
The flow over the falls varies greatly by season. Some summers it has been known to dry up completely, so plan your visit accordingly. An early spring visit may be the best.
There are two ways to get to the falls, neither of them are great. The first is described on this hike page: Cedar Falls Trail. After passing the junction with Cedar Mountain, you'll hike down to a flat area that must have been the location of an old lake (photo). You'll continue to follow the Cedar Falls trail as it heads due north from the clearing and heads down a gully toward the Cedar Creek valley. Estimate when you've descended about a 1/3 of the way down and begin watching for a large stump
You can see this falls from the top of nearby Hamilton Mountain, though it takes a pretty keen eye to spot them! For most hikers this will be the only view they will ever have.
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