ActiveTrails - Ponytail Falls to Oneonta Gorge

Trail Description

A beautiful hike in the Columbia River Gorge. In two miles you get to see three waterfalls on this hike. The first, Horsetail Falls is right at the parking lot. Then you hike up a fairly steep hill to Ponytail Falls. Smaller, but the trail goes behind it, which is so cool. You could turn back there, but up the next hill and over to the next ravine you can see Oneonta falls in the Oneonta Gorge. It's amazing to see how narrow the gorge is. You can turn around here and hike back to the parking lot the way you came, or continue down (as the trail on the map below shows) and hike back to on the road. One more thing, the GPS has a really hard time tracking the satellites with all the big trees and sheer canyon walls, so the track below might look a little wonky in places. I did my best. - krupan

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Trail Statistics

Map Length: 2.09 miles / 3.36 km

Real Length: 2.14 miles / 3.45 km

Elevation Range: 13 - 387 feet / 4 - 118 meters

Elevation Traveled: 885 feet (442 up, 442 down)

270 meters (135 up, 135 down)

Elevation per Mile: 413 feet / 125 meters

Activities: Hiking

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Trail Log

Date	User	Activity	Length
14 Aug 08	sparrowsmith	Hiking	2.1 miles
Just did this hike with my wife and two boys. The trail from Horsetail falls looked a little intimidating due to steepness. It wasn't that bad and once we reached Ponytail falls it was all worth it. I almost acted out the scene from Last of the Mohicans while standing behind the falls. Absolutely amazing water fall.
5 Sep 06	krupan	Hiking	2.1 miles
Our first hike with all three kiddos. The baby relaxed in the front pack with Mom, and the two year-old rode in the backpack on Dad. The six year old led the way. Beautiful sunny day, lots of people. The falls are more impressive in the spring, but it was interesting to see how they change.

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