Cougar Rock Trail–Loop Trail, 3 sights
12.7 mi · ▲ 2,167 ft · 5 hr 19 min
Cougar Rock Trail–Loop Trail, 3 sights is a 12.7-mile out-and-back in Mark O. Hatfield Wilderness near Bridal Veil, OR. It climbs 2,167 ft, with sections as steep as 22% grade, and is mostly dirt. It scores 74/100 on the Ambleway Wildness scale: backcountry feel.
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Cougar Rock Trail–Loop Trail, 3 sights
12.7 mi · ▲ 2,167 ft · 5 hr 19 min
Elevation 1,274–2,347 ft
Out & Back · Mark O. Hatfield Wilderness
Trailhead: Palmer Mill Road · 45.54310, -122.16347
Weather Sep 4: Rain, high 62°F / low 51° · precip 67% · wind 5 mph · sunrise 6:35 AM · sunset 7:43 PM
- Start on Loop Trail, heading N.
- 250 ftSharp right onto Multnomah County Road 625, heading SE.
- 50 ftBear right onto Loop Trail, heading SE.
- 1.9 miSharp left onto She Devil, heading E.
- 0.5 miContinue straight onto The Way, heading E.
- 1.1 miTurn left onto Multnomah Basin Road, heading NE.
- 1.7 miSharp left onto Larch Mountain Trail #441, heading N.
- 0.2 miSharp right onto High Water Trail, heading W.
- 250 ftTurn right onto High Water - Cougar Rock Connector Trail, heading NE.
- 150 ftTurn left onto Cougar Rock Trail, heading NE.
- 0.2 miTurn right onto Cougar Rock Connector Trail, heading N.
- 0.2 miContinue straight onto Multnomah Basin Road, heading E.
- 150 ftTurn left onto Ornament Trail, heading E.
- 0.1 miTurn left onto Multnomah Basin Road, heading N.
- 0.4 miReach Loop Trail, then turn around and head back the way you came.
- 0.4 miTurn right onto Ornament Trail, heading SW.
- 0.1 miTurn right onto Multnomah Basin Road, heading SW.
- 150 ftContinue straight onto Cougar Rock Connector Trail, heading W.
- 0.2 miTurn left onto Cougar Rock Trail, heading W.
- 0.2 miTurn right onto High Water - Cougar Rock Connector Trail, heading S.
- 150 ftTurn left onto High Water Trail, heading S.
- 250 ftSharp left onto Larch Mountain Trail #441, heading SE.
- 0.2 miSharp right onto Multnomah Basin Road, heading E.
- 1.7 miTurn right onto The Way, heading S.
- 1.1 miContinue straight onto She Devil, heading SW.
- 0.5 miSharp right onto Loop Trail, heading SW.
- 1.9 miBear left onto Multnomah County Road 625, heading E.
- 50 ftSharp left onto Loop Trail, heading E.
- 50 ftArrive back at the trailhead.
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Sunset
The best sunset spot on this hike is 0.1 mi in (~7 min). Leave by 7:15 PM for the 7:43 PM sunset. Back at your car by 8:01 PM — 12 min before dark.
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