Ho Rock–Mount Hood Wilderness Viewpoint, 4 sights
10.3 mi · ▲ 4,366 ft · 5 hr 37 min
Ho Rock–Mount Hood Wilderness Viewpoint, 4 sights is a 10.3-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, 5.2 miles in. It climbs 4,366 ft, with sections as steep as 48% grade. It scores 95/100 on the Ambleway Wildness scale: genuinely wild.
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Ho Rock–Mount Hood Wilderness Viewpoint, 4 sights
10.3 mi · ▲ 4,366 ft · 5 hr 37 min
Elevation 3,406–6,939 ft
Out & Back · Mount Hood Wilderness
Trailhead: Mazama Trailhead · 45.43706, -121.75749
Weather Sep 5: Light rain, high 59°F / low 43° · precip 33% · wind 3 mph · sunrise 6:33 AM · sunset 7:41 PM
Parking lot at the trailhead
- Start on Mazama Trail #625, heading SE.
- 3.6 miSharp right onto Timberline Trail #600, heading W.
- 0.6 miSharp left onto McNeil Point scramble trail, heading W.
- 0.3 miBear right, heading E.
- 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 miSharp right onto Timberline Trail #600, heading NW.
- 0.6 miSharp left onto Mazama Trail #625, heading N.
- 3.6 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 2.2 mi in (~96 min). Leave by 5:45 PM for the 7:41 PM sunset. Back at your car by 8:49 PM, after dark — bring a headlamp.
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- Parking lot at the trailhead
More from Mazama Trailhead Trailhead
- McNeil Point Trail #600M Viewpoint–Mazama Trail #625, 3 sights 8.7 mi · ▲ 2,917 ft
- Bald Mountain & Mazama Trail #625 via Timberline Trail #600 13.6 mi · ▲ 4,397 ft
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