Bald Mountain–Ramona Falls, 3 summits is a 13.3-mile out-and-back in Mount Hood Wilderness near Rhododendron, OR. The route passes Bald Mountain and Ramona Falls. It climbs 3,270 ft, with sections as steep as 23% grade, and is mostly dirt. It scores 93/100 on the Ambleway Wildness scale: genuinely wild.
Elevation
0 mi2,441 – 4,580 ft · steepest grade: 23%13.5 mi
Getting there
Trailhead: Ramona Falls Trailhead 45.38681, -121.83201
Nearest town Rhododendron, OR
Directions
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Bald Mountain–Ramona Falls, 3 summits
13.3 mi · ▲ 3,270 ft · 6 hr 4 min
Elevation 2,441–4,579 ft
Out & Back · Mount Hood Wilderness
Trailhead: Ramona Falls Trailhead · 45.38681, -121.83201
Weather Sep 4: Drizzle, high 60°F / low 46° · precip 55% · wind 0 mph · sunrise 6:33 AM · sunset 7:41 PM
Parking lot at the trailhead
- Start on Sandy River Trail #770, heading E.
- 1.4 miTurn left onto Pacific Crest Trail, heading E.
- 2.9 miSharp right onto Timberline Trail #600, heading E.
- 200 ftContinue straight onto Bald Mountain Summit Trail, heading NE.
- 0.3 miReach Bald Mountain, then turn around and head back the way you came.
- 0.2 miSharp left onto Timberline Trail #600, heading NW.
- 5.1 miPass Ramona Falls.
- 0.4 miBear right onto Pacific Crest Trail, heading NW.
- 1.4 miBear right onto Sandy River Trail #770, heading W.
- 1.4 miTurn left, heading W.
- 50 ftArrive back at the trailhead.
Each distance is the walk from the previous step. Tap a step for a map of its junction.
Trail surface
100% dirt
Weather
DrizzleTemperature 60°F46°
Precip55%Wind0 mphUV4Humidity57%
Rained 0.6″ 2 days ago · trails may be muddy
Hourly temperatureRain chance
60°45°
Sunrise 6:33 AM12 AM3 AM9 AM12 PM3 PMSunset 7:41 PM
Sat
60°47°
37%
Sun
64°49°
64%
Mon
65°45°
36%
Tue
77°49°
Wed
86°57°
Thu
74°57°
15%
Sunset
The best sunset spot on this hike is 5.1 mi in (~192 min). Leave by 4:10 PM for the 7:41 PM sunset. Back at your car by 10:07 PM, after dark — bring a headlamp.
Good to know
- Parking lot at the trailhead
More from Ramona Falls Trailhead Trailhead
- Sandy River Trail #770 2.9 mi · ▲ 304 ft
- Paradise Branch Falls–Pacific Crest Viewpoint, 3 sights 11.5 mi · ▲ 2,754 ft
- Ramona Falls–Ramona Falls Trail #797, 4 sights 12.6 mi · ▲ 3,023 ft
- Lolo Pass & Sandy River Trail #770 via Pacific Crest Trail 14 mi · ▲ 3,195 ft
- McGee Creek Overlook–McGee Creek Overlook Road, 4 sights 14.4 mi · ▲ 3,287 ft
- Ho Rock–Mount Hood Wilderness Viewpoint, 4 sights 15.1 mi · ▲ 4,923 ft
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