Junction with the Lower Punch Bowl Trail #440B, Eagle Creek Trail (bobcat)

• Hikes including this location:
  • Eagle Creek to Punch Bowl Falls Hike   (TH | <—   —> | LOG)
  • Eagle Creek to High Bridge Hike   (TH | <—   —> | LOG)
  • Eagle Creek to Tunnel Falls Hike   (TH | <—   —> | LOG)
  • Eagle Creek to Wahtum Lake Hike   (TH | <—   —> | LOG)
  • Eagle-Benson Loop Hike   (TH | <—   —> | LOG)
  • Tanner-Eagle Traverse Hike   (TH | <—   —> | LOG)

• Weather forecast: NWS/NOAA
• Maps: Oregon Hikers Maps Google Maps
• Latitude, Longitude: 45.62497, -121.89600
• Elevation: 480 feet

Description

This is the first obvious rest stop along the Eagle Creek Trail. There is a good sized clearing about 1.7 miles from the trailhead. This marks the start of a spur trail that leads down to the lower viewpoint for Punch Bowl Falls.

For Eagle Creek first-timers, it's highly recommended you take this option! You drop about 100 feet in a little under a quarter-mile to a nice rocky shoreline beside Lower Punch Bowl Falls. Just above the falls, you'll see the 2018 landslide, where a portion of the cliff on the opposite bank slid down into Eagle Creek. To see Punch Bowl Falls itself, you now hav etc ford the creek and scramble over the landslide. This view of Punch Bowl Falls has been the subject of countless postcards and scrapbook photos.

Many thru-hikers will skip this option, being content to enjoy Punch Bowl Falls from an overhead viewpoint about a quarter mile uptrail. This too features a clearing that is hard to miss.

Contributors

• stevefromdodge (creator)