Coe Glacier–Ladd Glacier, 3 glaciers
10.5 mi · ▲ 4,410 ft · 5 hr 42 min
Coe Glacier–Ladd Glacier, 3 glaciers is a 10.5-mile out-and-back in Mount Hood Wilderness near Parkdale, OR. The route passes Coe Glacier before reaching Ladd Glacier at the turnaround, 5.3 miles in. It climbs 4,410 ft, with sections as steep as 35% grade. It scores 96/100 on the Ambleway Wildness scale: genuinely wild.
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Coe Glacier–Ladd Glacier, 3 glaciers
10.5 mi · ▲ 4,410 ft · 5 hr 42 min
Elevation 3,653–7,844 ft
Out & Back · Mount Hood Wilderness
Trailhead: Pinnacle Ridge Trailhead · 45.44724, -121.68513
Weather Sep 4: Light drizzle, high 53°F / low 42° · precip 45% · wind 4 mph · sunrise 6:33 AM · sunset 7:41 PM
Parking lot at the trailhead
- Start on Pinnacle Ridge Trail #630, heading SW.
- 3.3 miTurn right onto Timberline Trail #600, heading SW.
- 0.3 miSharp left, heading S.
- 0.8 miTurn right onto Barrett Spur Trail #600D, heading S.
- 0.8 miPass Ladd Glacier.
- 100 ftReach Coe Glacier, then turn around and head back the way you came.
- 0.8 miTurn left, heading NW.
- 0.8 miSharp right onto Timberline Trail #600, heading E.
- 0.3 miTurn left onto Pinnacle Ridge Trail #630, heading N.
- 3.2 miArrive back at the trailhead.
Each distance is the walk from the previous step. Tap a step for a map of its junction.
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Sunset
The best sunset spot on this hike is 2.9 mi in (~124 min). Leave by 5:17 PM for the 7:41 PM sunset. Back at your car by 9:06 PM, after dark — bring a headlamp.
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- Parking lot at the trailhead
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