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Mount Hood Wilderness

Cast Lake–Burnt Lake Trail #772, 5 sights

15.9 mi · ▲ 2,627 ft · 6 hr 37 min

Cast Lake–Burnt Lake Trail #772, 5 sights is a 15.9-mile out-and-back in Mount Hood Wilderness near Rhododendron, OR. The route reaches Cast Lake at the turnaround, 7.9 miles in. It climbs 2,627 ft, with sections as steep as 21% grade. It scores 65/100 on the Ambleway Wildness scale: backcountry feel.

Elevation

0 mi2,005 – 4,531 ft · steepest grade: 21%16.0 mi

Getting there

Trailhead: Zigzag Mountain Road 45.31005, -121.87923
Nearest town Rhododendron, OR
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Cast Lake–Burnt Lake Trail #772, 5 sights

15.9 mi · ▲ 2,627 ft · 6 hr 37 min

Elevation 2,004–4,532 ft

Out & Back · Mount Hood Wilderness

Trailhead: Zigzag Mountain Road · 45.31005, -121.87923

Weather Sep 4: sunrise 6:34 AM · sunset 7:41 PM

  1. Start on Zigzag Mountain Road, heading NW.
  2. 6.9 miTurn left onto Devil's Tie Trail #767, heading N.
  3. 0.3 miContinue straight onto Zigzag Mountain Trail #775, heading NW.
  4. 0.2 miTurn left onto Cast Lake Trail #796, heading NE.
  5. 0.5 miReach Cast Lake, then turn around and head back the way you came.
  6. 0.5 miTurn right onto Zigzag Mountain Trail #775, heading SE.
  7. 0.2 miContinue straight onto Devil's Tie Trail #767, heading SE.
  8. 0.3 miTurn right onto Burnt Lake Trail #772, heading S.
  9. 6.9 miArrive back at the trailhead.

Each distance is the walk from the previous step. Tap a step for a map of its junction.

Trail map, photos and weather for this hike: www.ambleway.com/hikes/cast-lake-out-back

Weather

Sunrise 6:34 AMSunset 7:41 PM

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