Coe Glacier–Ladd Glacier, 3 glaciers
8.9 mi · ▲ 3,467 ft · 4 hr 42 min
Coe Glacier–Ladd Glacier, 3 glaciers is an 8.9-mile out-and-back in Mount Hood Wilderness near Lost Lake Resort, OR. The route passes Coe Glacier before reaching Ladd Glacier at the turnaround, 4.5 miles in. It climbs 3,467 ft, with sections as steep as 37% grade, and is mostly dirt. It scores 95/100 on the Ambleway Wildness scale: genuinely wild.
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Coe Glacier–Ladd Glacier, 3 glaciers
8.9 mi · ▲ 3,467 ft · 4 hr 42 min
Elevation 4,497–7,844 ft
Out & Back · Mount Hood Wilderness
Trailhead: Vista Ridge Trailhead · 45.44290, -121.72920
Weather Sep 4: Light snow, high 48°F / low 39° · precip 49% · wind 5 mph · sunrise 6:33 AM · sunset 7:41 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 miContinue straight onto Timberline Trail #600, heading SE.
- 50 ftBear right, heading S.
- 0.8 miTurn right onto Barrett Spur Trail #600D, heading SE.
- 0.8 miPass Ladd Glacier.
- 100 ftReach Coe Glacier, then turn around and head back the way you came.
- 0.8 miTurn left, heading N.
- 0.8 miBear left onto Timberline Trail #600, heading N.
- 50 ftContinue straight onto Eden Park/Vista Ridge Trail, heading N.
- 0.3 miContinue straight onto Vista Ridge Trail #626, heading NW.
- 2.4 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 (~65 min). Leave by 6:16 PM for the 7:41 PM sunset. Back at your car by 8:38 PM, after dark — bring a headlamp.
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- Parking lot at the trailhead
More from Vista Ridge Trailhead Trailhead
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- Owl Point–Old Vista Ridge Trail #626A, 3 sights 4.2 mi · ▲ 724 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
- Bald Mountain–McNeil Point Trail #600M, 3 sights 15.2 mi · ▲ 3,887 ft
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