Bowl shaped rock formations carved from dripping water

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One of the massive talus slopes leading up to the potholes

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Look for Grand Union Falls to your right as you pass by

• Hikes including this location:
  • Eagle Creek to Tunnel Falls Hike   (TH | <—   —> | LOG)
  • Eagle Creek to Wahtum Lake Hike   (TH | <—   —> | LOG)
  • Tanner-Eagle Traverse Hike   (TH | <—   —> | LOG)
• Weather forecast: NWS/NOAA
• Maps: Oregon Hikers Maps Google Maps
• Latitude, Longitude: 45.58477, -121.85456
• Elevation: 1100 feet

Description

The 'Potholes' is a short section of the Eagle Creek trail passed by many hikers on their way out to Tunnel Falls. It is characterized by slippery, bowl-shaped rocks carved from dripping water from the seeping rock-face above. Since this trail was blasted out of the bedrock in the mid 1910s, this erosion has taken place in less than a hundred years.

Just before reaching this section, you've crossed the middle of two massive talus slopes. The Potholes are slippery and have a nasty little drop-off if one is not careful, especially on busy weekends where two-way traffic is inevitable.

On your right, watch for Grand Union Falls which will be obscured by foliage in the summer months.

This feature marks the homestretch on the trek out to Tunnel Falls.

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Guidebooks that cover this destination

• Day Hike! Columbia Gorge, by Seabury Blair, Jr.
• 60 Hikes within 60 miles of Portland, by Paul Gerald
• Afoot and Afield Portland/Vancouver, by Douglas Lorain
• 35 Hiking Trails, Columbia River Gorge, by Don & Roberta Lowe
• Columbia River Gorge, 42 Scenic Hikes, by Don & Roberta Lowe
• Hiking the Columbia River Gorge - 1st and 2nd Editions, by Russ Schneider
• 100 Hikes in Northwest Oregon - 3rd Edition, by William L Sullivan

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