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Ainsworth State Park

Horsetail Falls–Ponytail Falls, 3 falls

4 mi · ▲ 1,196 ft · 1 hr 56 min

Horsetail Falls–Ponytail Falls, 3 falls is a 4-mile out-and-back in Ainsworth State Park near Dodson, OR. The route passes Ponytail Falls and Horsetail Falls. It climbs 1,196 ft, with sections as steep as 48% grade, and is mostly dirt. It scores 0/100 on the Ambleway Wildness scale: paved and peopled.

Elevation

0 mi89 – 804 ft · steepest grade: 48%4.1 mi

Getting there

Trailhead: Rock of Ages Trail 45.58918, -122.06618
Nearest town Dodson, OR
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Horsetail Falls–Ponytail Falls, 3 falls

4 mi · ▲ 1,196 ft · 1 hr 56 min

Elevation 88–804 ft

Out & Back · Ainsworth State Park

Trailhead: Rock of Ages Trail · 45.58918, -122.06618

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

  1. Start on Rock of Ages Trail, heading S.
  2. 0.2 miTurn right onto Horsetail Falls Trail #438, heading N.
  3. 50 ftPass Ponytail Falls.
  4. 50 ftPass Horsetail Falls.
  5. 0.2 miContinue straight onto Gorge Trail #400, heading E.
  6. 1.6 miReach Horsetail Falls, then turn around and head back the way you came.
  7. 1.6 miContinue straight onto Horsetail Falls Trail #438, heading W.
  8. 0.2 miTurn left onto Rock of Ages Trail, heading W.
  9. 0.2 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-6-km

Trail surface

100% dirt

Weather

Sunrise 6:34 AMSunset 7:42 PM

Hikes near Dodson, Oregon