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Hike Name
Features
Miles
Elevation
Change
Difficulty
Trail
Conditions
Trail
Access
Signage
Usage
Forest
Pass
Horses
Bikes
Timberline Trail around Mt. Hood
All
39.80
9000
Extreme
Fair
Excellent
Good
Light
Yes
No
No
Little Zig Zag Falls
Falls
1.50
50
Easy
Good
Excellent
Excellent
Heavy
Yes
No
No
Ramona Falls
Falls
7.10
1000
Moderate
Good
Excellent
Good
Heavy
Yes
No
No
Tamanawas Falls
Falls
3.80
500
Moderate
Excellent
Excellent
Excellent
Extreme
Yes
No
No
Tamanawas Falls via Polallie TH
Falls
4.25
900
Moderate
Excellent
Excellent
Excellent
Moderate
Yes
No
No
Ball Point / School Canyon
Forest
7.20
1400
Challenging
Good
Good
Good
Light
No
No
No
Bluegrass Ridge
Forest
14.00
2700
Difficult
Poor
Excellent
Poor
Light
Yes
Yes
No
Newton Creek Loop
Forest
8.00
1400
Challenging
Fair
Excellent
Good
Moderate
Yes
No
No
Old Baldy Mountain
Forest
7.60
1200
Moderate
Fair
Excellent
Fair
Light
No
Yes
Yes
Little Badger Creek / Kinzel Mine
History
8.50
1300
Challenging
Fair
Good
Fair
Light
No
No
No
Badger Lake via Gumjuwac Saddle
Lake
10.20
2400
Difficult
Fair
Excellent
Good
Light
Yes
Yes
Yes
Barlow Pass - Twin Lake Loop
Lake
9.75
1500
Challenging
Good
Excellent
Good
Moderate
Yes
Yes
No
Bear Lake
Lake
2.60
378
Easy
Good
Good
Good
Light
No
No
No
Big Slide Lake
Lake
11.20
2580
Difficult
Fair
Fair
Poor
Light
No
No
No
Boulder Lakes
Lake
2.40
310
Easy
Good
Good
Good
Light
No
Yes
Yes
Buck Lake
Lake
1.00
300
Moderate
Good
Good
Good
Moderate
No
No
No
Burnt Lake
Lake
6.00
1400
Challenging
Good
Fair
Good
Heavy
Yes
No
No
Cast Lake
Lake
9.00
2800
Difficult
Fair
Fair
Poor
Light
Yes
Yes
No
Catalpa Lake
Lake
2.00
175
Easy
Good
Good
Good
Light
No
No
No
Gunsite Butte - Badger Lake Loop
Lake
12.90
3116
Difficult
Fair
Excellent
Good
Light
No
Yes
Yes
Hidden Lake
Lake
4.00
700
Moderate
Good
Excellent
Good
Light
Yes
Yes
No
Jean Lake
Lake
1.25
265
Easy
Good
Fair
Good
Light
No
No
No
Little Crater Lake
Lake
0.50
10
Easy
Excellent
Excellent
Excellent
Heavy
Yes
No
No
Lost Lake Loop
Lake
3.20
10
Easy
Excellent
Excellent
Excellent
Heavy
Yes
No
No
Memaloose Lake and South Mountain
Lake
4.60
1403
Challenging
Good
Good
Good
Moderate
No
Yes
No
Mirror Lake
Lake
3.20
700
Moderate
Excellent
Excellent
Excellent
Extreme
Yes
No
No
Mud Lake
Lake
6.40
1300
Challenging
Good
Excellent
Good
Light
Yes
No
No
North Lake
Lake
2.00
200
Easy
Good
Good
Good
Light
No
No
No
North Olallie Lake Basin
Lake
10.00
1100
Challenging
Good
Fair
Good
Moderate
No
Yes
No
Oval Lake via Fret Creek
Lake
4.00
1020
Challenging
Fair
Good
Good
Light
No
Yes
No
Plaza Lake
Lake
1.60
512
Moderate
Poor
Poor
Poor
Light
No
Yes
No
Pyramid Lake
Lake
1.20
100
Easy
Good
Fair
Good
Light
No
No
Yes
Rainy Lake
Lake
1.00
50
Easy
Good
Good
Good
Light
No
No
No
Round Lake
Lake
1.50
100
Easy
Good
Good
Poor
Light
No
Yes
Yes
Serene Lake and Rock Lake Basin
Lake
8.10
1526
Challenging
Good
Poor
Good
Moderate
No
Yes
No
Shellrock Lake
Lake
2.00
200
Easy
Good
Good
Good
Heavy
No
Yes
No
Shining Lake
Lake
9.40
987
Challenging
Good
Poor
Fair
Light
No
Yes
No
Silver King Lake via Whetstone Ridge
Lake
10.00
1511
Challenging
Good
Fair
Good
Light
No
Yes
No
South Olallie Lake Basin
Lake
6.60
1100
Moderate
Good
Fair
Good
Moderate
No
Yes
No
Timothy Lake Loop
Lake
13.00
200
Challenging
Good
Excellent
Excellent
Heavy
Yes
No
Yes
Trillium Lake Loop
Lake
2.00
50
Easy
Excellent
Excellent
Excellent
Heavy
No
No
No
Twin Lakes from Elk Lake TH
Lake
11.80
2050
Difficult
Good
Poor
Good
Light
No
Yes
No
Twin Lakes from Frog Lake TH
Lake
9.00
1500
Challenging
Good
Excellent
Good
Heavy
Yes
Yes
No
Twin Lakes via Whetstone Ridge
Lake
14.80
1820
Difficult
Good
Fair
Good
Light
No
Yes
No
Veda Lake
Lake
3.00
800
Moderate
Fair
Poor
Good
Light
No
No
No
Welcome Lakes
Lake
11.80
2675
Difficult
Fair
Good
Good
Light
No
Yes
No
Bull of the Woods Mtn Loop
Lookout
8.00
1923
Challenging
Good
Good
Good
Moderate
No
Yes
No
Clear Lake Butte
Lookout
4.00
1100
Moderate
Excellent
Excellent
Good
Light
No
No
Yes
Devils Peak
Lookout
8.20
3200
Very Difficult
Fair
Good
Good
Light
No
No
No
Fivemile Butte Loop
Lookout
7.10
1077
Moderate
Excellent
Excellent
Excellent
Heavy
Yes
Yes
Yes
Sisi Butte Lookout
Lookout
4.20
1317
Challenging
Excellent
Poor
Good
Light
No
No
Yes
Alder Flats
River
1.60
215
Easy
Excellent
Excellent
Excellent
Heavy
No
No
No
Clear Creek Trail to Keeps Mill
River
4.20
425
Moderate
Fair
Good
Fair
Light
No
Yes
Yes
Opal Creek
River
7.00
300
Moderate
Good
Good
Good
Moderate
No
Yes
No
Salmon River
River
12.00
1200
Challenging
Fair
Excellent
Good
Moderate
Yes
Yes
No
Bald Butte via Oak Ridge Trail
Views
9.40
2340
Difficult
Good
Excellent
Good
Heavy
No
No
Yes
Bald Mountain Overlook
Views
3.00
300
Easy
Good
Good
Good
Moderate
Yes
No
No
Barlow Pass to Palmateer Point
Views
5.50
450
Moderate
Good
Excellent
Good
Moderate
Yes
Yes
No
Barrett Spur via Vista Ridge
Views
9.00
3250
Difficult
Fair
Good
Poor
Light
No
No
No
Battle Ax Mountain Loop
Views
4.40
1608
Challenging
Good
Poor
Good
Moderate
No
No
No
Big Slide Mountain and Lena Lake
Views
12.80
3518
Very Difficult
Fair
Good
Good
Light
No
Yes
No
Buck Peak from Indian Springs TH
Views
12.50
1100
Challenging
Good
Fair
Good
Light
No
Yes
No
Buck Peak from Lost Lake TH
Views
13.00
1700
Difficult
Good
Excellent
Good
Light
Fee
Yes
No
Burnt Granite Viewpoint
Views
4.00
1405
Challenging
Poor
Good
Poor
Light
No
No
No
Castle Canyon
Views
1.80
800
Challenging
Fair
Excellent
Poor
Light
No
No
No
Chinidere Mountain
Views
4.60
1173
Challenging
Good
Excellent
Good
Moderate
Yes
No
No
Cooper Spur from Cloud Cap
Views
7.80
2600
Difficult
Good
Good
Good
Moderate
Yes
No
No
Dog River Trail Overlook
Views
7.00
1500
Challenging
Excellent
Excellent
Good
Heavy
Yes
Yes
Yes
East Zig Zag Mtn via Burnt Lake
Views
8.00
2270
Difficult
Good
Fair
Fair
Moderate
Yes
No
No
Fish Creek Mountain / Lake
Views
8.20
2572
Difficult
Poor
Good
Fair
Light
No
No
No
Gnarl Ridge and Lamberson Butte
Views
8.00
2033
Challenging
Fair
Excellent
Good
Moderate
Yes
No
No
Gordon Butte Overlook
Views
4.00
728
Moderate
Fair
Fair
Poor
Light
No
Yes
No
Gumjuwac Viewpoint
Views
4.00
1500
Challenging
Good
Excellent
Good
Light
Yes
Yes
Yes
Hawk Mountain
Views
4.50
927
Moderate
Good
Good
Good
Light
No
Yes
No
Horseshoe Ridge
Views
12.40
2000
Difficult
Poor
Poor
Poor
Light
Yes
Yes
No
Indian Mountain
Views
2.50
580
Moderate
Good
Fair
Good
Light
Yes
Yes
No
Lookout Mountain via Gumjuwac Saddle
Views
11.00
3025
Difficult
Good
Excellent
Fair
Light
Yes
Yes
No
Lookout Mountain via the Divide Trail
Views
7.50
1092
Challenging
Good
Fair
Good
Light
No
Yes
No
Lookout Mtn via High Prairie
Views
2.50
525
Moderate
Excellent
Good
Good
Moderate
Yes
Yes
No
Lost Lake Butte
Views
4.80
1168
Moderate
Good
Excellent
Good
Moderate
No
Yes
No
McIntyre Ridge to Wilcat Mountain
Views
10.50
1530
Challenging
Fair
Good
Good
Light
Yes
Yes
No
McNeil Point
Views
9.80
2180
Difficult
Good
Good
Good
Moderate
Yes
No
No
Mount Lowe
Views
3.00
627
Moderate
Good
Good
Poor
Light
No
Yes
Yes
Mt Defiance
Views
4.50
1138
Moderate
Good
Good
Good
Moderate
No
No
No
Olallie Butte - Restricted
Views
8.00
2565
Difficult
Fair
Fair
Poor
Light
No
No
No
Pinnacle Ridge Trail
Views
12.40
4153
Very Difficult
Fair
Good
Fair
Light
No
No
No
Potato Butte via Red Lake
Views
7.40
1680
Challenging
Good
Good
Good
Moderate
No
No
No
Pyramid Butte
Views
4.00
800
Moderate
Good
Poor
Good
Light
No
No
No
Salmon Butte
Views
9.00
2770
Difficult
Good
Good
Good
Moderate
Yes
Yes
No
Surveyor Ridge via East Zig Zag Trail
Views
3.40
900
Moderate
Good
Excellent
Good
Light
No
No
Yes
Table Rock
Views
7.20
1500
Challenging
Good
Good
Good
Moderate
No
No
No
Thunder Mountain
Views
3.20
966
Challenging
Good
Poor
Good
Light
No
Yes
No
Tom Dick and Harry Mountain
Views
6.40
1600
Challenging
Excellent
Excellent
Excellent
Heavy
Yes
No
No
Tomlike Mountain
Views
6.40
1200
Challenging
Fair
Excellent
None
Light
Yes
No
No
Tumala Mountain - East Approach
Views
4.00
1225
Challenging
Good
Poor
Good
Light
No
Yes
No
Tumala Mountain - West Approach
Views
3.80
1171
Challenging
Good
Excellent
Good
Light
No
Yes
No
Whetstone Mountain
Views
4.60
1069
Moderate
Good
Fair
Good
Light
No
Yes
No
Wildcat Mountain
Views
3.50
961
Challenging
Good
Good
Good
Moderate
Yes
Yes
No
Yocum Ridge
Views
18.00
4600
Extreme
Fair
Excellent
Good
Light
Yes
No
No
Zig Zag Canyon Overlook
Views
4.60
500
Moderate
Excellent
Excellent
Excellent
Heavy
No
No
No
Zig Zag Canyon Ridge to Paradise Park
Views
13.00
3700
Very Difficult
Good
Excellent
Good
Light
Yes
Yes
No
Zig Zag Mountain Loop
Views
11.50
2270
Difficult
Fair
Fair
Fair
Light
No
Yes
No
Cairn Basin via Mazama Trail
Wildflowers
6.00
2300
Difficult
Good
Good
Good
Light
Yes
No
No
Elk Cove from Cloud Cap
Wildflowers
9.20
2000
Difficult
Fair
Good
Good
Light
Yes
No
No
Elk Meadows via Newton Creek
Wildflowers
6.20
1200
Challenging
Fair
Excellent
Good
Moderate
Yes
No
No
Mt. Hood Meadows Loop
Wildflowers
9.70
1400
Challenging
Good
Excellent
Good
Light
Yes
No
No
Paradise Park via Timberline Trail
Wildflowers
11.80
2200
Difficult
Good
Excellent
Excellent
Heavy
No
No
No