Punchbowl Falls

Metlako Falls along the Eagle Creek trail

Info

• Start point: Eagle Creek Trailhead
• End point: Punchbowl Falls
• Distance: 4 miles (round trip)
• Elevation Gain: 400 feet
• Difficulty: Easy to moderate
• Seasons: Year round
• Backpackable: No
  • (but there are backpacking options further up trail)
• Crowded: Yes
• Family Friendly: Yes (children 10 and up)
  • (Due to the relatively short distance and moderate elevation gain, this might seem a nice choice for children , but parents are cautioned that the trail overlooks cliffs in two sections early on, with only a guard wire for support)

Hike Description

Eagle Creek is the quintessential hike in the Columbia River Gorge, boasting dozens of waterfalls and the lush temperate rain forests that so characterize the Pacific Northwest. Besides the tall basalt cliffs, the unique trail and the aforementioned falls, the reason for the popularity of this trail is the numerous options you have for enjoying it!

Maps

Map, GPS track in jpeg format

Trip Reports

• Eagle Creek to Tunnel Falls 9/23/06 - 9/24/06
• Eagle Creek to Wahtum Lake, and Chinidere Mt 7/12/06 - 7/14/06

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Guidebooks that cover this hike

• 100 Hikes in Northwest Washington - 2nd Edition, by William Sullivan

More Links

• See more information at Splintercat.org

Contributors

• jeffstatt