Sweet Creek Falls - Mapleton, OR

Sweet Creek Falls

A broken bridge forced me to start from a different trailhead which shortened an already short hike.

 

Sweet Creek Falls Trail

I followed Sweet Creek for 0.6 mile.

 

Sweet Creek

I ended up spending more time at the falls than on the trail to and from. Still there was some interesting plant life on the way.

 

Tree Extends Its Roots to Reach the Soil

While the falls are fairly small, they're impressive in their own right.

 

Also, there are actually two sections, the upper falls are a bit hidden and not easily seen from the creek bed.

Upper Falls Feed Lower Falls

I appreciated being able to view them from above, immediately in front of, and from a little way downstream.

Closer View of the Falls

View from Downstream