TIL that hiking the Eagle Creek loop clockwise instead of counter-clockwise saved my knees on the descent

Evan Wilson · 2026-10-19T16:40:04.028789+00:00

Did it last Saturday on a whim since the trailhead sign pointed that way, and coming down the switchbacks on the gentler grade instead of the steep gravel section made the last 3 miles feel half as rough, so now I want to know if anyone else has a route where the direction you walk it makes all the difference.

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