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Ainsworth State Park

Horsetail Falls–Ponytail Falls, 3 falls

2.5 mi · ▲ 676 ft · 1 hr 10 min

Horsetail Falls–Ponytail Falls, 3 falls is a 2.5-mile out-and-back in Ainsworth State Park near Dodson, OR. The route passes Ponytail Falls before reaching Horsetail Falls at the turnaround, 1.3 miles in. It climbs 676 ft, with sections as steep as 18% grade, and is mostly dirt. It scores 0/100 on the Ambleway Wildness scale: paved and peopled.

Elevation

0 mi118 – 374 ft · steepest grade: 18%2.6 mi

Getting there

Trailhead: Unnamed 45.59552, -122.05109
Nearest town Dodson, OR
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Horsetail Falls–Ponytail Falls, 3 falls

2.5 mi · ▲ 676 ft · 1 hr 10 min

Elevation 119–373 ft

Out & Back · Ainsworth State Park

Trailhead: 45.59552, -122.05109

Weather Sep 4: sunrise 6:34 AM · sunset 7:42 PM

Toilets at the trailhead

  1. Start at the trailhead, heading E.
  2. 0.2 miContinue straight onto Gorge Trail #400, heading SW.
  3. 0.9 miContinue straight onto Horsetail Falls Trail #438, heading SW.
  4. 0.2 miPass Ponytail Falls.
  5. 50 ftReach Horsetail Falls, then turn around and head back the way you came.
  6. 0.2 miContinue straight onto Gorge Trail #400, heading E.
  7. 1.1 miArrive back at the trailhead.

Each distance is the walk from the previous step. Tap a step for a map of its junction.

Trail map, photos and weather for this hike: www.ambleway.com/hikes/horsetail-falls-ponytail-falls-out-back-3-falls-4-km

Trail surface

100% dirt

Weather

Sunrise 6:34 AMSunset 7:42 PM

Good to know

  • Toilets at the trailhead

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