Oneonta - Nesmith Traverse : Columbia River Gorge

Starting Point: Oneonta - Nesmith Traverse
Distance: 14.1 Miles                               
Season: April - October
Elevation Gain: 3800ft
Difficulty: Hard - (Steep, Cliffs, Switchbacks) - Kid friendly until after triple falls
Backpackable: Yes
Crowded: Yes, Crowded until after triple falls
Road Quality: Good via E historic Columbia river hwy









 

 

  Triple Falls

 
Second Oneonta Creek Bridge








Third Oneonta Creek Bridge







River ford 
We opted to cross the creek instead of crossing the down tree.
There is also a campsite right before the crossing point.

  about 20 switchbacks after the creek ford

 Viewpoint just to the right off the trail 


 
Two creek after crossing Oneota ford. There is a nice camping spot.
This is one of the only ones up top here for another few miles.

 Chris's dank sandwich
 
 



We crossed one more creek after this 
( last stop to get water until 1 mile from the bottom at McCord falls )

 




 Nesmith Point Trail Junction
We opted to skip the viewpoint and head down Nesmith trail to 
John B Yeon parking lot




 Heading down nesmith ( gets steep on the way down)


 
 




 



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