Multnomah Falls–Middle Oneonta Falls, 8 falls is a 15.6-mile out-and-back in Mark O. Hatfield Wilderness near Dodson, OR. The route passes Ponytail Falls, Horsetail Falls, Middle Oneonta Falls and 3 more. It climbs 5,333 ft, with sections as steep as 20% grade, and is mostly dirt. It scores 52/100 on the Ambleway Wildness scale: backcountry feel.
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Multnomah Falls–Middle Oneonta Falls, 8 falls
15.6 mi · ▲ 5,333 ft · 7 hr 52 min
Elevation 46–2,856 ft
Out & Back · Mark O. Hatfield Wilderness
Trailhead: Horsetail Falls Trail #438 · 45.59024, -122.06887
Weather Sep 4: Heavy drizzle, high 67°F / low 55° · precip 65% · wind 5 mph · sunrise 6:34 AM · sunset 7:42 PM
Parking lot at the trailhead
- Start on Horsetail Falls Trail #438, heading E.
- 0.4 miPass Ponytail Falls.
- 50 ftPass Horsetail Falls.
- 0.7 miPass Middle Oneonta Falls.
- 50 ftPass Oneonta Falls.
- 300 ftBear left onto Oneonta Trail #424, heading NW.
- 0.5 miContinue straight onto Gorge Trail #400, heading SW.
- 1.7 miContinue straight onto Larch Mountain Trail #441, heading W.
- 0.6 miContinue straight onto Top of the Falls Trail #441A, heading SE.
- 100 ftPass Top of the Falls Trail #441A Viewpoint.
- 50 ftPass Multnomah Falls.
- 350 ftReach Middle Oneonta Falls, then turn around and head back the way you came.
- 400 ftContinue straight onto Larch Mountain Trail #441, heading NE.
- 0.6 miSharp right onto Wahkeena Trail #420, heading SE.
- 0.7 miSharp left onto Devils Rest Trail #420C, heading W.
- 0.7 miTurn left, heading SW.
- 300 ftTurn left onto Multnomah Basin Road, heading SE.
- 1.5 miBear right onto Larch Mountain Trail #441, heading NE.
- 0.2 miSharp left onto Franklin Ridge Trail #427, heading E.
- 2.2 miSharp left onto Oneonta Trail #424, heading SE.
- 4.3 miSharp right onto Horsetail Falls Trail #438, heading N.
- 1 miArrive back at the trailhead.
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- Parking lot at the trailhead
More from Horsetail Falls Trail #438 Trailhead
- Middle Oneonta Falls–Oneonta Falls, 5 falls 3.3 mi · ▲ 1,205 ft
- Gorge Trail #400 3.6 mi · ▲ 651 ft
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