Mazama Trail #625–McNeil Point Trail #600M, 3 sights
16.1 mi · ▲ 4,511 ft · 7 hr 37 min
Mazama Trail #625–McNeil Point Trail #600M, 3 sights is a 16.1-mile out-and-back in Mount Hood Wilderness near Lost Lake Resort, OR. It climbs 4,511 ft, with sections as steep as 33% grade. It scores 94/100 on the Ambleway Wildness scale: genuinely wild.
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Mazama Trail #625–McNeil Point Trail #600M, 3 sights
16.1 mi · ▲ 4,511 ft · 7 hr 37 min
Elevation 3,406–5,911 ft
Out & Back · Mount Hood Wilderness
Trailhead: Vista Ridge Trailhead · 45.44290, -121.72920
Weather Sep 5: Light drizzle, high 54°F / low 38° · precip 34% · wind 4 mph · sunrise 6:34 AM · sunset 7:39 PM
Parking lot at the trailhead
- Start on Vista Ridge Trail #626, heading E.
- 2.5 miContinue straight onto Eden Park/Vista Ridge Trail, heading S.
- 0.3 miSharp right onto Timberline Trail #600, heading W.
- 1.4 miBear right onto McNeil Point Trail #600M, heading W.
- 50 ftBear left onto Timberline Trail #600, heading NW.
- 0.3 miTurn right onto Mazama Trail #625, heading W.
- 3.6 miReach Vista Ridge Trail #626, then turn around and head back the way you came.
- 3.6 miTurn left onto Timberline Trail #600, heading S.
- 0.3 miBear right onto McNeil Point Trail #600M, heading N.
- 50 ftBear left onto Timberline Trail #600, heading N.
- 1.4 miSharp left onto Eden Park/Vista Ridge Trail, heading SE.
- 0.3 miContinue straight onto Vista Ridge Trail #626, heading NW.
- 2.5 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 1.7 mi in (~63 min). Leave by 6:16 PM for the 7:39 PM sunset. Back at your car by 8:34 PM, after dark — bring a headlamp.
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- Parking lot at the trailhead
More from Vista Ridge Trailhead Trailhead
- The Rockpile–Old Vista Ridge Trail #626A, 3 sights 4.1 mi · ▲ 688 ft
- Owl Point–Old Vista Ridge Trail #626A, 3 sights 4.2 mi · ▲ 724 ft
- Coe Glacier–Ladd Glacier, 3 glaciers 8.9 mi · ▲ 3,467 ft
- McNeil Point Trail #600M Viewpoint & Vista Ridge Trail #626 via Timberline Trail #600 9.1 mi · ▲ 2,116 ft
- Eden Park Trail #600H & Vista Ridge Trail #626 via Timberline Trail #600 10.1 mi · ▲ 2,971 ft
- File Butte Road–Old Vista Ridge Trail #626A, 3 sights 13 mi · ▲ 2,333 ft
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