Wahclella Falls Trail Reopens In Eagle Creek Fire Area

Wahclella Falls Trail, a popular waterfall hike in the Columbia River Gorge National Scenic Area, reopened Monday for the first time since Eagle Creek Fire.  The trail was closed two days after the 48,000-acre Eagle Creek Fire ignited in September 2017.  In 2018, a Forest Service trail crew repairing the trail encountered large rocks, some as large as basketballs, falling from the slopes above the hike.  By this past spring, landslides and rockfall had altered parts of the trail and more work was needed to clear and stabilize it.  The main part of the trail has been cleared and stabilized, but the upper section of the trail’s loop remains closed due to a damaged bridge and washouts sustained during and after the fire.  Another section of the Gorge 400 Trail, between Eagle Creek Recreation Area and Cascade Locks, also opened Monday for the first time since the fire.  Nearby Ruckel Creek Trail and the Gorge 400 Trail between Angels Rest and Eagle Creek Recreation Area remain closed.

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