Middle Heather Canyon Falls

Hood River County, Oregon

Your visit at a glance

Waterfall height: Not recorded
Location: Hood River County, Oregon
Access status: Partial guide: middle falls in a series on Heather Creek is not named individually by the route source
The walk: About 9.4 mile loop
Ground & access: Alpine trail with a 1,000-foot climb on the Newton Creek Trail. Clark Creek and Heather Creek are unbridged glacial streams that can be hard to cross at full melt.

Oregon Hikers Field Guide: Clark Creek Loop Hike

Follow the Elk Meadows Trail across Clark Creek into the Mount Hood Wilderness, then climb the Newton Creek Trail about two miles to the Timberline Trail and turn left. Cross Clark Creek and climb to the open slope of Heather Creek, where three falls cascade below the trail. The Timberline Trail crosses Heather Creek above the upper falls. Complete the loop via Jack's Woods, the Bear Grass Trail and the Umbrella Falls Trail.

Plan your visit

Elk Meadows Trailhead via the Newton Creek and Timberline trails to Heather Canyon

Oregon Hikers gives a 9.4 mile loop with 1,760 feet of gain from the Elk Meadows Trailhead, passing the Heather Creek falls on the Timberline Trail. No shorter figure to the falls is given.

Alpine trail with a 1,000-foot climb on the Newton Creek Trail. Clark Creek and Heather Creek are unbridged glacial streams that can be hard to cross at full melt.

Where to start

Elk Meadows Trailhead, 0.3 mile up a side road off Highway 35, 7.8 miles north of the Highway 26 junction. Vault toilet, no water.

Timing & water

Oregon Hikers lists the loop for summer into fall.

Before you go

No fee is mentioned. A free wilderness permit is available at the box before the Clark Creek bridge.

Visitor information

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More waterfalls nearby

Within 40 straight-line miles. Road and trail distances will differ.

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Waterfall location

Hood River County, Oregon.

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