Ho Rock–Mount Hood Wilderness Viewpoint, 4 sights is a 7.4-mile out-and-back in Mount Hood Wilderness near Lost Lake Resort, OR. The route passes Ho Rock before reaching Mount Hood Wilderness Viewpoint at the turnaround, 3.7 miles in. It climbs 3,324 ft, with sections as steep as 47% grade, and is mostly dirt. It scores 95/100 on the Ambleway Wildness scale: genuinely wild.
Elevation
0 mi3,947 – 6,939 ft · steepest grade: 47%7.6 mi
Getting there
Trailhead: Top Spur Trailhead 45.40777, -121.78588
Nearest town Lost Lake Resort, OR
Directions
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Ho Rock–Mount Hood Wilderness Viewpoint, 4 sights
7.4 mi · ▲ 3,324 ft · 4 hr 8 min
Elevation 3,947–6,939 ft
Out & Back · Mount Hood Wilderness
Trailhead: Top Spur Trailhead · 45.40777, -121.78588
Weather Sep 4: Drizzle, high 53°F / low 42° · precip 54% · wind 6 mph · sunrise 6:33 AM · sunset 7:41 PM
Toilets at the trailhead · Parking lot at the trailhead
- Start on Top Spur Trail #785, heading N.
- 0.4 miTurn right onto Pacific Crest Trail, heading SE.
- 50 ftBear left onto Timberline Trail #600, heading E.
- 2.3 miTurn left onto McNeil Point scramble trail, heading E.
- 0.3 miBear right, heading SE.
- 0.1 miTurn left, heading E.
- 50 ftTurn right, heading E.
- 0.5 miPass Mount Hood Wilderness Viewpoint.
- 150 ftReach Ho Rock, then turn around and head back the way you came.
- 0.6 miTurn left, heading W.
- 50 ftTurn right, heading NW.
- 0.4 miTurn right onto Timberline Trail #600, heading NW.
- 2.3 miBear right onto Pacific Crest Trail, heading NW.
- 50 ftTurn left onto Top Spur Trail #785, heading W.
- 0.4 miArrive back at the trailhead.
Each distance is the walk from the previous step. Tap a step for a map of its junction.
Trail surface
96% dirt4% unspecified
Weather
DrizzleTemperature 53°F42°
Feels like46°Precip54%Wind6 mphUV4Humidity76%
Rained 0.5″ 2 days ago · trails may be muddy
Hourly temperatureRain chance
55°40°
Sunrise 6:33 AM12 AM3 AM9 AM12 PM3 PMSunset 7:41 PM
Sat
53°42°
39%
Sun
57°44°
64%
Mon
60°41°
35%
Tue
72°44°
Wed
80°52°
Thu
70°53°
15%
Sunset
The best sunset spot on this hike is 2.9 mi in (~125 min). Leave by 5:16 PM for the 7:41 PM sunset. Back at your car by 9:12 PM, after dark — bring a headlamp.
Good to know
- Toilets at the trailhead
- Parking lot at the trailhead
More from Top Spur Trailhead Trailhead
- Bald Mountain & Top Spur Trail #785 via Timberline Trail #600 1.5 mi · ▲ 624 ft
- McGee Creek Overlook–McGee Creek Overlook Road, 4 sights 6.7 mi · ▲ 1,687 ft
- Ramona Falls Trail #797 & Top Spur Trail #785 Loop via Timberline Trail #600 9.9 mi · ▲ 3,002 ft
- Lolo Pass–Forest Road 1800-100, 3 sights 13.1 mi · ▲ 2,816 ft
- Eden Park Trail #600H–McNeil Point Trail #600M, 4 sights 13.2 mi · ▲ 4,450 ft
- Mazama Trail #625 & Top Spur Trail #785 via Timberline Trail #600 13.9 mi · ▲ 4,541 ft
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