Elk Mountain–Bluegrass Ridge Trail #647, 3 sights
15.2 mi · ▲ 3,799 ft · 6 hr 58 min
Elk Mountain–Bluegrass Ridge Trail #647, 3 sights is a 15.2-mile out-and-back in Mount Hood Wilderness near Parkdale, OR. The route reaches Elk Mountain at the turnaround, 7.6 miles in. It climbs 3,799 ft, with sections as steep as 22% grade, and is mostly dirt. It scores 56/100 on the Ambleway Wildness scale: backcountry feel.
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Elk Mountain–Bluegrass Ridge Trail #647, 3 sights
15.2 mi · ▲ 3,799 ft · 6 hr 58 min
Elevation 2,876–5,697 ft
Out & Back · Mount Hood Wilderness
Trailhead: East Fork Trail #650 · 45.41734, -121.57031
Weather Sep 5: sunrise 6:34 AM · sunset 7:38 PM
Parking lot at the trailhead
- Start on East Fork Trail #650, heading W.
- 300 ftSharp right onto Elk Meadows Trail #645, heading N.
- 2.3 miTurn left onto Bluegrass Ridge Trail #647, heading E.
- 5.3 miReach Elk Mountain, then turn around and head back the way you came.
- 5.3 miTurn right onto Elk Meadows Trail #645, heading NW.
- 2.3 miSharp left onto East Fork Trail #650, heading S.
- 200 ftArrive 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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- Parking lot at the trailhead
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