Willamette Falls Paddle
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Trail stats
- Distance
- 2.13 nm
- Elevation gain
- 144 ft
- Technical difficulty
- Moderate
- Elevation loss
- 144 ft
- Max elevation
- 27 ft
- TrailRank
- 32
- Min elevation
- 27 ft
- Trail type
- Loop
- Time
- 39 minutes
- Coordinates
- 357
- Uploaded
- August 21, 2015
- Recorded
- August 2015
near West Linn, Oregon (United States)
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Itinerary description
This is a short, 2-mile-round-trip paddle from a boat ramp and dock under the Route 205 Bridge at Jon Storm Park up to the second largest waterfall by volume in North America. The water is calm enough for a canoe, kayak, or SUP to get very close to the falls, and the current is usually not so strong as to make it impossible to progress upriver, at the very least in an eddy. This heavily industrial area is short on natural setting, but the falls make worthwhile. Beware of the strong cross-current just before the base of the falls, flowing from right to left; it is best crossed on the far left.
Waypoints
Bridge
21 ft
Oregon City Bridge, built in 1922
Just beyond (south of) the Route 205 bridge is a beautiful 1922 arch bridge in perfect condition.
Waterfall
Panorama
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