Hiking trails that closed in April at Oregon’s tallest waterfall are now back open to the public, the U.S. Forest Service announced Wednesday.

The Larch Mountain Trail that leads from the base of Multnomah Falls to an upper viewpoint has reopened, as well as a section of the Wahkeena Trail that runs above the waterfall. The upper section of the Larch Mountain Trail also recently reopened after a regular seasonal closure.

A portion of the trails will close for one day on Tuesday, June 4, for fence repairs, officials said.

Hikers can now once again complete the five-mile loop hike between Multnomah Falls and Wahkeena Falls. The popular trek now bears scars from the Eagle Creek fire, which tore through the Columbia River Gorge in September, 2017.

Forest officials closed the trails after an April 5 rockslide brought large rocks tumbling onto the paved pathway leading to the top of Multnomah Falls. There were no injuries, but forest service staff had to guide about a dozen hikers past the debris.

Once heavy spring rains abated, crews blasted an unstable rock ledge hanging over the trail. Geologists with the forest service had determined that the overhang would collapse eventually, officials said.

The incident came only five months after the trails initially reopened following a 14-month closure in the wake of the Eagle Creek fire. A number of other trails in the area have reopened to hikers, but many – including the iconic Eagle Creek Trail – remain closed indefinitely.

--Jamie Hale | jhale@oregonian.com | @HaleJamesB