Oregon trails · Silver Peak - Hobson Horn Trai
Silver Peak - Hobson Horn Trai
A 17.2-mile out-and-back in Oregon, with 3,482 ft of climbing. Reaches Montana Spring and other spring/summit destinations. Managed by the U.S. Forest Service.
Elevation profile
The climbing is spread fairly evenly along the route. It gives back about 4,894 ft along the way, so it rolls rather than climbing steadily.
3-D terrain
USGS 3DEP ELEVATION × ESRI WORLD IMAGERY · VERTICAL ×1.5
Reaches
- Montana Spring (spring)
- Silver Peak (summit)
- Hobson Horn (summit)
Getting there
SILVER PEAK/HOBSON HORN — parking nearby. 42.54700, -123.79200 · directions
Daylight at the trailhead
On August 31, 2026 — the day this page was generated — first light reaches this trailhead at 6:09 a.m., the sun rises at 6:38 a.m. and sets at 7:51 p.m., and the last usable light fades about 8:20 p.m. (PDT) — 13 h 12 min of daylight. At about 2.7 mph plus 30 minutes per 1,000 feet of climbing, the 34.4-mile round trip works out to roughly 16 h 12 min of walking — more than a single day of daylight here, so plan it as an overnight or hike it in sections.
Nearby trails
- Rogue River National Rec Trail — 12.7 mi
- Illinois River — 12.8 mi
- Kalmiopsis Rim — 21.5 mi
- Tincup — 23.8 mi