Forest Road 1720-122 Viewpoint via Eightmile Loop Trail #496
3.3 mi · ▲ 789 ft · 1 hr 30 min
Forest Road 1720-122 Viewpoint via Eightmile Loop Trail #496 is a 3.3-mile out-and-back near Mount Hood, OR. The route reaches Forest Road 1720-122 Viewpoint at the turnaround, 1.7 miles in. It climbs 789 ft, with sections as steep as 21% grade, and is mostly dirt. It scores 34/100 on the Ambleway Wildness scale: green fringe.
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Forest Road 1720-122 Viewpoint via Eightmile Loop Trail #496
3.3 mi · ▲ 789 ft · 1 hr 30 min
Elevation 3,811–4,605 ft
Out & Back
Trailhead: 45.40713, -121.45402
Weather Sep 4: Overcast, high 54°F / low 42° · precip 33% · wind 5 mph · sunrise 6:32 AM · sunset 7:40 PM
Toilets at the trailhead · Parking lot at the trailhead
- Start at the trailhead, heading W.
- 0.2 miSharp right onto Eightmile Loop Trail #496, heading E.
- 1.2 miTurn right, heading NW.
- 0.3 miReach Forest Road 1720-122 Viewpoint, then turn around and head back the way you came.
- 1.5 miSharp left, heading W.
- 0.2 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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- Toilets at the trailhead
- Parking lot at the trailhead
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