Twister Falls (before the fire) (Jeff Statt)

The bottom tier of Twister Falls from the Eagle Creek Trail (bobcat)

Looking due North from the top of the falls at the sometimes precarious trail (Tom Kloster)

Looking down the twisting cascade (Tom Kloster)

The creek just upstream of the falls (before the Eagle Creek Fire) (Jeff Statt)

• Hikes including this location
  • Eagle Creek to Wahtum Lake Hike   (TH | <—   —> | LOG)
  • Tanner-Eagle Traverse Hike   (TH | <—   —> | LOG)

• Weather forecast: NWS/NOAA
• Maps: Oregon Hikers Maps Google Maps
• Latitude, Longitude: 45.58208, -121.85205
• Elevation: 1110 feet
• Height: 148 feet
• Stream: West Fork Eagle Creek

Description

Twister Falls is an impressive two-tiered falls near Tunnel Falls in the Columbia River Gorge. It is the last major falls along the Eagle Creek Trail. The falls becomes visible in parts, with the bottom tier visible from the cable-railed cliffsidetrail just past Tunnel Falls. The trail then comes close to the much shorter, but very distinctive upper tier.

Twister Falls suffers from an identity crisis. The geologic survey has never officially named the falls. Some book authors have named it "Eagle Creek Falls" (and the name has gotten some legs) but they've also been referred to as "Crossover Falls", "Crisscross Falls" and "Bowtie Falls" in various hard copy and online resources, certainly all in deference to the criss-cross nature of the upper cascade.

If you have ever hiked to Tunnel Falls you may be surprised to hear how close this is! It is certainly worth the extra 1/2 mile round trip, if not for the falls, but for the breathtaking gorge path leading up to it. Hikers refer to this narrow stretch of trail as the "Vertigo Mile" due to the dizzying 200 foot drop-off. For some, this is the most beautiful portion of the trek.

More Links

• Twister Falls (Northwest Waterfall Survey)

Contributors

• jeffstatt (creator)