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you to Moon Falls next.
Curiously, the Forest Service can’t seem to decide if
the falls is officially called “Moonfalls” or “Moon Falls.”
Two signs, including one at the trailhead, label it as the
former. A directional one and its website references it
as the latter.
I kind of like the uniqueness of “Moonfalls,” despite
its grammatical nonsensicality.
The pathway is the only one that’s mostly level and
in fact gains a few feet en route to the falls. A highlight
is a giant downed tree that makes for a killer balance
beam my kids spent about an hour exploring.
The waterfall is a sight. Seemingly out of nowhere,
in the middle of the forest, it fans out 80 feet down a
black cliff face. I suspect it’s less impressive later in the
summer, as the flow gets low, but then it might make a
nice spot for a natural shower, as it’s pretty easy to walk
up to its base.
Two down, one to go.
Waterfall #3: Pinard Falls
With the current road closure, the drive to Pinard
Falls takes a little extra time as you follow orange signs
pointing the detour to the trailhead. It’s still worth it.
The trail follows an abandoned road bed for the
first 0.3 miles, before dropping at the steepest pace
of any of the hikes down a series of switchbacks to
a view of what the Forest Service says is a 105-foot
powerful string of a waterfall cutting down
through a narrow canyon.
My girls felt that Pinard was the most scenic of
the three, but it’s hard to pick. I’d probably pick
Moonfalls as my favorite, if only because of the
wonderful spelling.
Return to your car and head back the way you
came, keeping a close eye not to take a wrong turn
and get lost down the gravel roads back to Dorena
Lake for a possible swim and back into the civiliza-
tion of Interstate 5.
Pinard Falls in Umpqua National Forest outside Cottage Grove. ZACH URNESS / STATESMAN JOURNAL
Spirit, Moon and Pinard Falls
In a nutshell: Three easy waterfall hikes near
Cottage Grove in Umpqua National Forest, south-
east of Eugene and just past Dorena Lake.
Difficulty: Mostly easy, but often muddy and
sometimes steep
Length: Each hike is about 1 mile round-trip
Directions:
Spirit Falls: From Interstate 5, take exit 174 for Cot-
tage Grove. Follow signs for Dorena Lake, going east on
Row River Road 2400 for a total of 19 miles. Past the
lake and small towns of Dorena and Culp Creek, the
road forks. Veer left onto Layng Creek Road 17 and
continue for 8.8 miles to Forest Road 1790. Turn right
on Forest Road 1790 and travel for 0.1-mile to the
trailhead, a small turnout is located on the right side
of the road and sign for Spirit Falls.
Moon Falls: Drive past Spirit Falls on 1790, to a
sign pointing to Moon Falls by turning left onto USFS
Road 1702. Follow this potholed road 2.7 miles before
forking right on Road 728 at a little hiker sign. The
trail is 0.3 miles down the road at its end.
Pinard Falls: Normally, you’d double back toward
Spirit Falls and follow Road 1790 to Pinard Falls.
However, that road is currently closed, so simply fol-
low the large bright orange signs a total of 9 miles
from Spirit Falls to Pinard Falls Trailhead.
Zach Urness has been an outdoors reporter in Ore-
gon for 15 years and is host of the Explore Oregon Pod-
cast. To support his work, subscribe to the Statesman
Journal. Urness is the author of “Best Hikes with Kids:
Oregon” and “Hiking Southern Oregon.” He can be
reached at zurness@StatesmanJournal.com or (503)
399-6801. Find him on Twitter at @ZachsORoutdoors.
Lucy and Rollie Urness look at Spirit Falls in Umpqua National Forest outside Cottage Grove. ZACH URNESS /
STATESMAN JOURNAL
Obituaries
Marvin Lee Hage Sr.
SILVERTON - Marvin
Lee Hage Sr., 82, of Sil-
verton, Oregon entered
heaven on June 3, 2022.
Marvin was born to Roy
and Zelma (McClure)
Hage on May 20, 1940 in
Silverton Oregon, where
he grew up on the fami-
ly farm. After graduating
high school, he joined
the US Marines. He was
proud to be a marine and serve his country; after
he was honorably discharged, he became and
timber faller, dozer operator and truck driver.
Marvin later worked alongside his brother, Larry
Hage on the family’s grass seed farm outside of
Silverton Oregon.
Marvin was an avid outdoorsman he loved hunt-
ing for elk and deer while exploring the back woods
with his son, Lee Hage. At the age of 80 years
old you could still find Marvin down at his seed
cleaners combining or up on his tractor doing
field work until the sun went down.
Marvin is survived by his son, Lee (Jillian) Hage,
step-children: Keith (Teresa) Lehto, Traci (Iyran)
Manning and Kyle ( Debbie) Lehto; brother, Larry
(Leona) Hage, sisters, Verna Hage and Lorraine
Kimlinger; Grandchildren: Kody Lehto, Aspen
Lynch, Shasta Lynch, Westin Hage, Harper Hage,
Darrean Holt, Ezra Holt, James Lehto, Stephanie
Young-Lewis; many nieces and nephews; and his
wife, Marilyn Hage.
He was a loving husband, father, grandfather
brother, uncle, and friend. Marvin will be greatly
missed by many.
“Dad thank you for all the wonderful adventures
we went on together, you will be greatly missed
until we meet again in heaven, I love you dad.” -
Love your best friend, Lee
Memorial service will be held at 1pm, June 25,
2022, at Unger Funeral Chapel in Silverton, Or-
egon. In lieu of flowers please donate to Serenity
Hospice.
A sign points travelers to popular Pinard Falls on a network of Forest Service roads. ZACH URNESS / STATESMAN JOURNAL
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All the hiking trails to Sprit, Moon and Pinard falls get
very muddy in spring. ZACH URNESS / STATESMAN JOURNAL