University Falls Hike
From Oregon Hikers Field Guide
- Start point: University Falls Trailhead
- End point: University Falls
- Trail log:
- Hike Type: In and out
- Distance: 0.7 miles
- Elevation gain: 180 feet
- High Point: 1730 feet
- Difficulty: Easy
- Seasons: All year
- Family Friendly: Yes
- Backpackable: No
- Crowded: No
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Hike Description
A spur trail leads from the trailhead to join the Gravelle Brothers Trail. Go right at the junction. Head up in a salal thicket under Douglas-firs and alders. Cross an ORV trail under powerlinesand then a road bed. After this, the trail heads steeply down towards Elliott Creek. At the Gravelle Brothers-University Falls Trail Junction, the Gravelle Brothers Trail heads off to the right and there’s a colorful sign for University Falls on the left. Keep left past the sign (Going straight takes you past a hitching post and down to the creek). Cross a wooden footbridge and head up the main creek past a stand of alder to the falls.
Maps
- Oregon Department of Forestry: Tillamook State Forest Map & Guide
Fees, Regulations, etc.
- Share trail with mountain bikers
- Share forest with ATV users and target shooters
Trip Reports
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Related Discussions / Q&A
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Guidebooks that cover this hike
Afoot & Afield: Portland/Vancouver by Douglas Lorain
75 Hikes in Oregon's Coast Range and Siskiyous by Rhonda & George Ostertag
Best Hikes Near Portland by Fred Barstad
Take a Hike: Portland by Barbara I. Bond
50 Hikes in the Tillamook State Forest by the Tillamook State Forest Committee, Columbia Group Sierra Club
Oregon Hiking by Sean Patrick Hill
More Links
- University Falls & Gravelle Brothers Trail (Forest Hiker)
- University Falls (Northwest Waterfall Survey)
- Tillamook Burn (Oregon Encyclopedia)
Contributors
- bobcat (creator)