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Middle Oneonta Falls–Oneonta Falls, 6 falls is a 12.5-mile out-and-back in Mark O. Hatfield Wilderness near Dodson, OR. The route passes Ponytail Falls, Horsetail Falls, Middle Oneonta Falls and Oneonta Falls. It climbs 4,454 ft, with sections as steep as 25% grade, and is mostly dirt. It scores 56/100 on the Ambleway Wildness scale: backcountry feel.

Elevation

0 mi118 – 2,854 ft · steepest grade: 25%12.8 mi

Getting there

Trailhead: Unnamed 45.59552, -122.05109
Nearest town Dodson, OR

Directions

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Middle Oneonta Falls–Oneonta Falls, 6 falls

12.5 mi · ▲ 4,454 ft · 6 hr 24 min

Elevation 119–2,856 ft

Out & Back · Mark O. Hatfield Wilderness

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 ftPass Horsetail Falls.
  6. 0.7 miPass Middle Oneonta Falls.
  7. 50 ftPass Oneonta Falls.
  8. 350 ftSharp left onto Oneonta Trail #424, heading SW.
  9. 4.3 miBear left onto Franklin Ridge Trail #427, heading S.
  10. 100 ftBear right onto Oneonta Trail #424, heading SW.
  11. 50 ftReach Middle Oneonta Falls, then turn around and head back the way you came.
  12. 50 ftBear left onto Franklin Ridge Trail #427, heading S.
  13. 100 ftBear right onto Oneonta Trail #424, heading S.
  14. 4.3 miSharp right onto Horsetail Falls Trail #438, heading N.
  15. 1 miContinue straight onto Gorge Trail #400, heading E.
  16. 0.9 miArrive back at the trailhead.

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

Trail surface

100% dirt

Weather

Sunrise 6:34 AMSunset 7:42 PM

Good to know

  • Toilets at the trailhead

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