This short, easy trail descends gradually with occasional switchbacks down to Spirit Falls, a fairy tale-esque waterfall that drops 60 feet over a mossy rock wall into a shallow pool inhabited by frogs and salamanders.
Spirit Falls is generally shaded by the surrounding woods; however, in late spring and summer, sunlight reaches the base of the falls in the early afternoon hours and makes for a lovely photograph.Moon Falls Trail #1423, Pinard Falls Trail #1406, and Spirit Falls Trail #1413 constitute a trinity of Cottage Grove Ranger District’s most beautiful waterfalls. Due to their close proximity and relatively short total hiking distance of 3 miles, many choose to do two or three in the same day.
