The Devil’s Staircase: A Torturous, Joyous Hike | Oregon Field Guide

One of the most forbidding places in Oregon is a remote, steep forest near the south coast. If you’re up for a grueling adventure, you’ll find an amazing reward: a waterfall called "The Devil’s Staircase." Enjoy this wild excursion from the Field Guide archives.
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[@PrayerWithNormRasmussen]

Thanks MUCH for filming the hike in and out. Loved watching!

[@jameshughes455]

WOW - I wish I was SEVERAL years younger - I would surely like to make the journey there!!

[@dddhhh2612]

looks primordial!

[@MattCookOregon]

Nice! Gonna attempt this soon.

[@oregonwoodwizard]

We must preserve these last pieces of wilderness in Oregon

[@Ai-he1dp]

Wow!...what a great hike!

[@shirleyandrews1152]

So glad there r still places the average person cannot get to. The minute a road goes in the area is destroyed. I saw that happen to Wrights Lk in the CA Sierra.

[@mikel917]

Thanks for sharing. Nice.

[@WellnessHero]

Gratitude

[@shirleyandrews1152]

❤️KEEP IT WILD❤👵🏻

[@butterdeux5619]

I live in Illinois about a hour away from a place called Starve Rock. It has great hiking and some pretty unique trails. My favorite was a place called Starve Louis canyon. At the end it has this AWESOME WATERFALL AND CAVES TO EXPLORE.

[@r8chlletters]

I’d love to do this 🤍

[@sadiewilson7053]

I can't believe I've lived in Oregon nearly 55 years, my entire life, and I've never heard of this!

[@mikeseets3892]

Been in there about 11 times since 2007... spent about 10 nights in there total. Originally we backpacked 4 miles down the creek till we found the trail the old timers used. And its not all about the falls, it's about the experience. Wassen Creek is epic from one end to the other.

[@nostromo7928]

May Devil's Staircase always remain inaccessible to all but the very few. Its good to have places on this planet that are too hard for most people to get to. Not everything needs to be or should be accessible.

[@bozo5632]

Seems like just about every point of interest is called "the devil's" something or other.

[@blessedwithchallenges9917]

I've hiked the PCT, lived in the Himalayas, climbed the PNW volcanoes, and been the first white person in Indian desert tribes. The way you described the feeling of being in remote places literally brought tears to my eyes.

[@praski149]

This video was only a 11/10 until I saw the magnificent waterfall shot at

[@Slowrex123]

Why is it called “The devils staircase “?

[@ryos251]

She seem witchy but knows where the shrooms are ha ha