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Benson State Recreation Area

Middle Oneonta Falls–Oneonta Falls, 7 falls

15.1 mi · ▲ 4,867 ft · 7 hr 28 min

Middle Oneonta Falls–Oneonta Falls, 7 falls is a 15.1-mile out-and-back in Benson State Recreation Area near Dodson, OR. The route passes Ponytail Falls, Horsetail Falls, Middle Oneonta Falls and Oneonta Falls. It climbs 4,867 ft, with sections as steep as 33% grade, and is mostly dirt. It scores 21/100 on the Ambleway Wildness scale: paved and peopled.

Elevation

0 mi144 – 2,310 ft · steepest grade: 33%15.6 mi

Getting there

Trailhead: Gorge Trail #400 45.59219, -122.05803
Nearest town Dodson, OR
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Middle Oneonta Falls–Oneonta Falls, 7 falls

15.1 mi · ▲ 4,867 ft · 7 hr 28 min

Elevation 144–2,310 ft

Out & Back · Benson State Recreation Area

Trailhead: Gorge Trail #400 · 45.59219, -122.05803

Weather Sep 6: sunrise 6:35 AM · sunset 7:41 PM

Toilets at the trailhead · Parking lot at the trailhead

  1. Start on Gorge Trail #400, heading SW.
  2. 0.4 miContinue straight onto Horsetail Falls Trail #438, heading SW.
  3. 0.2 miPass Ponytail Falls.
  4. 50 ftPass Horsetail Falls.
  5. 0.7 miPass Middle Oneonta Falls.
  6. 50 ftPass Oneonta Falls.
  7. 350 ftBear left onto Oneonta Trail #424, heading NW.
  8. 0.5 miContinue straight onto Gorge Trail #400, heading W.
  9. 1.7 miContinue straight onto Larch Mountain Trail #441, heading W.
  10. 1.2 miSharp right onto Wahkeena Trail #420, heading SE.
  11. 0.8 miSharp left onto Devils Rest Trail #420C, heading W.
  12. 1.3 miContinue straight onto S?Y Devil, heading W.
  13. 300 ftContinue straight onto Primrose Path, heading W.
  14. 0.2 miTurn right onto Devil's Cutoff, heading W.
  15. 150 ftContinue straight onto Primrose Path, heading W.
  16. 0.2 miBear left onto Angels Rest Trail #415, heading N.
  17. 0.2 miReach Middle Oneonta Falls, then turn around and head back the way you came.
  18. 0.2 miBear right onto Primrose Path, heading E.
  19. 0.2 miContinue straight onto Devil's Cutoff, heading S.
  20. 150 ftTurn left onto Primrose Path, heading S.
  21. 0.2 miContinue straight onto S?Y Devil, heading S.
  22. 250 ftContinue straight onto Devils Rest Trail #420C, heading E.
  23. 1.3 miSharp right onto Wahkeena Trail #420, heading NW.
  24. 0.7 miSharp left onto Larch Mountain Trail #441, heading SE.
  25. 1.2 miContinue straight onto Gorge Trail #400, heading NE.
  26. 1.7 miContinue straight onto Oneonta Trail #424, heading NE.
  27. 0.5 miBear right onto Horsetail Falls Trail #438, heading E.
  28. 1 miContinue straight onto Gorge Trail #400, heading S.
  29. 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/middle-oneonta-falls-oneonta-falls-out-back-7-falls-24-km

Trail surface

84% dirt9% paved7% unspecified

Weather

Sunrise 6:35 AMSunset 7:41 PM

Good to know

  • Toilets at the trailhead
  • Parking lot at the trailhead

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