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Notice:<\/strong> <\/strong>7\/24\/12
\n– In 2012, there is a one-lane stoplight controlled section of road at mile 2
\nof Sweet Creek Road. <\/p>\n

Vicinity Location:<\/strong>
\n<\/strong>About 40 miles southwest of Eugene, OR. in the Siuslaw National
\nForest. <\/p>\n

Directions:<\/strong>
\nOn Highway 126 from Eugene, drive towards Florence and turn left
\nonto Sweet Creek Road which is 15 miles east of Florence or 46 miles west of
\nEugene. Coming from Eugene, the road is just before the Siuslaw River. <\/p>\n

After driving about 4.5 miles, bear left and follow the main road,
\nkeeping on Sweet Creek Road. <\/p>\n

The Trailhead is at 10.2 miles from the Highway 126 and is marked
\nwith a small sign. Turn right and drive into a small paved parking lot.<\/p>\n

There is a second trailhead 1.7 miles farther on Sweet Creek Road
\nwhich makes for a much shorter hike to the falls, but you will miss many small
\nwaterfalls. <\/p>\n

No permits are required. <\/p>\n

There is an outhouse in the parking lot. <\/p>\n

Trail:<\/strong>
\n<\/strong>Sweet Creek Falls Trail #1319 with connections to Homestead
\nTrailhead.<\/p>\n

There is at least one geocache for this trail
\nat: N 43° 56.918 W 123° 54.097 <\/strong>Info at Geocaching.com<\/a><\/p>\n

Trail Maps:<\/strong>
\n<\/strong>Topo Map<\/a>, Download Garmin .gpx file<\/a><\/p>\n

Length and Elevation:<\/strong>
\n<\/strong>2.1 miles round trip. Elevation gain of 380 feet
\nand loss of 380 round trip. Elevation at the trailhead is 160 feet.<\/p>\n

Review: <\/strong>July 24, 2012
\nThe trail starts at the Homestead Trailhead which is across the parking lot
\nfrom the bathroom. Enjoy the stroll on the wide, well maintained trail which
\nshortly parallels Sweet Creek. <\/p>\n

Enjoy the sounds of the creek as you stroll along and enjoy the small
\nwaterfalls along the creek. The first part of the trail has some benches where
\nyou can sit and take in the sights and sounds of the creek and lush forest. In
\nabout .2 mile the trail goes onto a sturdy catwalk made of steel and wood and
\nbolted to the rock wall along the creek. The catwalk affords nice views into
\nthe creek and of the surrounding forest. <\/p>\n

By this part of the trail, you’ve already passed 2 or 3 waterfalls and you’re
\nheading for more. Take time to explore the small little waytrails that lead
\ndown to the creek. Most of these little trails provide nice river-level views
\nof the waterfalls.<\/p>\n

The trail continues to gently climbs alongside the stream and after about .25
\nmile, enters a small gorge. There is another catwalk to provide views looking
\ndirectly down into the creek. <\/p>\n

Just past the gorge area, the trail goes by several places where trickles and
\nwater seeps go into the creek. These provide havens for water-loving plants
\nlike Skunk cabbage. Skunk Cabbage is distinctive with their huge arching shiny
\ngreen leaves coming from a central crown at ground level. There is also a short
\nsection where the trail climbs up stairs made from railroad ties. <\/p>\n

Approaching the lower falls, the trail becomes a little steeper than the first
\nsections. At .9 mile you come to the lower falls viewpoint. The creek cascades
\ndown a 40 foot waterfall into a large pool. From here the trail switchbacks to
\nthe left and climbs over water bar steps to the upper falls. <\/p>\n

The upper falls has nice overlooks of the lower falls and looks straight-on to
\nthe upper falls. The upper falls is about a 15 foot waterfall with most of the
\nwater concentrated near the rock wall on the left.<\/p>\n

Sweet Creek Falls can be accessed from the upper Sweet Creek Falls trailhead,
\nwhich is about 1.7 miles up the road from the Homestead Trailhead. From this
\ntrailhead, the trail drops down for about .2 mile to the Sweet Creek Trail just
\npast the gorge area. Take a left to get to the falls. This misses some of the
\nprettiest parts of the trail and most of the small waterfalls and the beautiful
\nviews of the stream.<\/p>\n

The many small waterfalls make this a gem of a trail near Florence, Oregon. The
\nNational Forest says there are 11 waterfalls along this trail. This is a
\nwonderful trail for small children who are experienced hikers who know to stay
\naway from the edge of the trail when there are sharp drop-offs, then this is a
\nwonderful trail for them. Summertime makes this even more child friendly
\nbecause the lower water levels allow people to get to the edge of the stream.
\nJust be careful of the slippery rocks.<\/p>\n

Enjoy the photos!<\/p>\n

Gallery
\nPics<\/a><\/p>\n

Switchback Steve<\/p><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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