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[[Category:Trail Junctions]]
 
[[Category:Trail Junctions]]
  
[[Image:McCordJct1.jpg|thumb|400px|Old, fallen sign at McCord Creek Trail Junction ''(Steve Hart)'']]
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[[Image:McCordJct1.jpg|thumb|400px|Old, fallen sign at McCord Creek Trail Junction (the sign was burned in the Eagle Creek Fire) ''(Steve Hart)'']]
[[Image:McCordJct2.JPG|thumb|250px|Old, fallen sign at McCord Creek Trail Junction ''(Steve Hart)'']]
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[[Image:Junction with Upper McCord Trail, Gorge 400 Trail.jpg|thumb|250px|The Upper McCord Creek Falls Trail leads up to the left from the Gorge 400 Trail ''(bobcat)'']]
  
 
* Hikes including this destination:
 
* Hikes including this destination:
** {{Hike ring|trailhead=John B Yeon Trailhead|hike=Elowah Falls Hike|log=Elowah Falls Hike/Log|previous=Elowah Falls-Nesmith Point Trail Junction|next=Elowah Falls}}
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** {{Hike ring|trailhead=John B Yeon Trailhead|hike=Elowah Falls Loop Hike|log=Elowah Falls Loop Hike/Log|previous=Gorge-Nesmith Point Trail Junction|next=Elowah Falls}}
** {{Hike ring|trailhead=John B Yeon Trailhead|hike=Munra Point from Yeon Trailhead Hike|log=Munra Point from Yeon Trailhead Hike/Log|previous=Elowah Falls-Nesmith Point Trail Junction|next=Elowah Falls}}
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** {{Hike ring|trailhead=John B Yeon Trailhead|hike=Upper McCord Creek Falls Hike|log=Upper McCord Creek Falls Hike/Log|previous=Gorge-Nesmith Point Trail Junction|next=Elowah Falls Upper Viewpoint}}
** {{Hike ring|trailhead=John B Yeon Trailhead|hike=Upper McCord Creek Falls Hike|log=Upper McCord Creek Falls Hike/Log|previous=Elowah Falls-Nesmith Point Trail Junction|next=Elowah Falls Viewpoint}}
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** {{Hike ring|trailhead=John B Yeon Trailhead|hike=Munra Point from Yeon Trailhead Hike|log=Munra Point from Yeon Trailhead Hike/Log|previous=Gorge-Nesmith Point Trail Junction|next=Elowah Falls}}
{{maplinkinfo|latitude=45.61244|longitude=-121.99919}}
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** {{Hike ring|trailhead=John B Yeon Trailhead|hike=McCord Creek to Tanner Creek Loop Hike|log=McCord Creek to Tanner Creek Loop Hike/Log|previous=Gorge-Nesmith Point Trail Junction|next=Elowah Falls}}
{{Elevation|350 feet}}
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** {{Hike ring|trailhead=Angels Rest Trailhead|hike=Columbia Gorge Traverse Hike|log=Columbia Gorge Traverse Hike/Log|previous=Gorge-Nesmith Point Trail Junction|next=Elowah Falls}}
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{{maplinkinfo|latitude=45.61266|longitude=-121.99892}}
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* Elevation: 330 feet
  
 
=== Description ===
 
=== Description ===
This is a trail junction in John B Yeon State Park. The Elowah Falls trail continues from the lot eastward toward [[Elowah Falls]]. The Upper McCord Creek Falls Trail climbs toward an upper viewpoint of Elowah Falls and [[Upper McCord Creek Falls]].
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This is a trail junction in John B Yeon State Scenic Corridor. The Gorge Trail continues eastward toward [[Elowah Falls]]. The Upper McCord Creek Falls Trail climbs via a series of restored CCC (Civilian Conservation Corps) switchbacks toward an [[Elowah Falls Upper Viewpoint|upper viewpoint]] of [[Elowah Falls]] from a handrailed cliff trail and then proceeds to [[Upper McCord Creek Falls]].
  
  
 
=== Contributors ===
 
=== Contributors ===
 
* [[User:Stevefromdodge|Stevefromdodge]] (creator)
 
* [[User:Stevefromdodge|Stevefromdodge]] (creator)

Latest revision as of 21:03, 22 September 2021

Old, fallen sign at McCord Creek Trail Junction (the sign was burned in the Eagle Creek Fire) (Steve Hart)
The Upper McCord Creek Falls Trail leads up to the left from the Gorge 400 Trail (bobcat)

Description

This is a trail junction in John B Yeon State Scenic Corridor. The Gorge Trail continues eastward toward Elowah Falls. The Upper McCord Creek Falls Trail climbs via a series of restored CCC (Civilian Conservation Corps) switchbacks toward an upper viewpoint of Elowah Falls from a handrailed cliff trail and then proceeds to Upper McCord Creek Falls.


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