Oregon trails · Pct: Mt Hood
Pct: Mt Hood
A 67.4-mile point-to-point in Oregon, with 4,271 ft of climbing. Reaches Lolo Pass and other lake/pass/spring/summit/viewpoint destinations. Managed by the U.S. Forest Service.
Elevation profile
The climbing leans toward the middle third: 48% of the ascent falls between mile 24.1 and mile 48.2. It gives back about 10,543 ft along the way, so it rolls rather than climbing steadily.
3-D terrain
USGS 3DEP ELEVATION × ESRI WORLD IMAGERY · VERTICAL ×1.5
Reaches
- Lolo Pass (pass)
- Teakettle Spring (spring)
- Salvation Spring (spring)
- Indian Springs (spring)
- Barlow Pass (pass)
- Smokey Spring (spring)
- Preachers Peak (summit)
- Clackamas Lake (lake)
- Little Crater Lake (lake)
- Wahtum Lake (lake)
Heads up
Getting there
Grave Trail access — parking nearby, restroom. 45.28282, -121.68459 · directions
Daylight at the trailhead
On August 31, 2026 — the day this page was generated — first light reaches this trailhead at 5:56 a.m., the sun rises at 6:26 a.m. and sets at 7:46 p.m., and the last usable light fades about 8:16 p.m. (PDT) — 13 h 19 min of daylight. At about 2.7 mph plus 30 minutes per 1,000 feet of climbing, the 67.4-mile route works out to roughly 27 h 05 min of walking — more than a single day of daylight here, so plan it as an overnight or hike it in sections.
Loop options
- Pacific Crest National Scenic Trail + PCT: MT HOOD + Benson Ruckle — 15.8 mi loop, 5,743 ft gain
- TIMOTHY LAKE + PCT: MT HOOD + Miller — 4.3 mi loop, 477 ft gain
- TIMOTHY LAKE + SOUTHSHORE + PCT: MT HOOD — 11.0 mi loop, 1,016 ft gain
Nearby trails
- Timberline — 8.2 mi
- Surveyors Ridge — 18.5 mi
- Eagle Creek — 27.3 mi