Ho Rock–Mount Hood Wilderness Viewpoint, 4 sights is a 15.1-mile out-and-back in Mount Hood Wilderness near Rhododendron, OR. The route passes Ho Rock before reaching Mount Hood Wilderness Viewpoint at the turnaround, 7.6 miles in. It climbs 4,923 ft, with sections as steep as 50% grade, and is mostly dirt. It scores 91/100 on the Ambleway Wildness scale: genuinely wild.
Elevation
0 mi2,441 – 6,939 ft · steepest grade: 50%15.3 mi
Getting there
Trailhead: Ramona Falls Trailhead 45.38681, -121.83201
Nearest town Rhododendron, OR
Directions
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Ho Rock–Mount Hood Wilderness Viewpoint, 4 sights
15.1 mi · ▲ 4,923 ft · 7 hr 30 min
Elevation 2,441–6,939 ft
Out & Back · Mount Hood Wilderness
Trailhead: Ramona Falls Trailhead · 45.38681, -121.83201
Weather Sep 4: Drizzle, high 60°F / low 46° · precip 55% · wind 0 mph · sunrise 6:33 AM · sunset 7:41 PM
Parking lot at the trailhead
- Start on Sandy River Trail #770, heading E.
- 1.4 miTurn left onto Pacific Crest Trail, heading E.
- 2.9 miTurn right onto Timberline Trail #600, heading NE.
- 2.3 miTurn left onto McNeil Point scramble trail, heading SE.
- 0.3 miBear right, heading E.
- 0.1 miTurn left, heading SE.
- 50 ftTurn right, heading E.
- 0.5 miPass Mount Hood Wilderness Viewpoint.
- 200 ftReach Ho Rock, then turn around and head back the way you came.
- 0.6 miTurn left, heading W.
- 50 ftTurn right, heading W.
- 0.4 miTurn right onto Timberline Trail #600, heading NW.
- 2.3 miTurn left onto Pacific Crest Trail, heading NW.
- 2.9 miTurn right onto Sandy River Trail #770, heading SW.
- 1.4 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
98% dirt2% unspecified
Weather
DrizzleTemperature 60°F46°
Precip55%Wind0 mphUV4Humidity57%
Rained 0.6″ 2 days ago · trails may be muddy
Hourly temperatureRain chance
60°45°
Sunrise 6:33 AM12 AM3 AM9 AM12 PM3 PMSunset 7:41 PM
Sat
60°47°
37%
Sun
64°49°
64%
Mon
65°45°
36%
Tue
77°49°
Wed
86°57°
Thu
74°57°
15%
Sunset
The best sunset spot on this hike is 6.7 mi in (~259 min). Leave by 3:02 PM for the 7:41 PM sunset. Back at your car by 10:43 PM, after dark — bring a headlamp.
Good to know
- Parking lot at the trailhead
More from Ramona Falls Trailhead Trailhead
- Sandy River Trail #770 2.9 mi · ▲ 304 ft
- Paradise Branch Falls–Pacific Crest Viewpoint, 3 sights 11.5 mi · ▲ 2,754 ft
- Ramona Falls–Ramona Falls Trail #797, 4 sights 12.6 mi · ▲ 3,023 ft
- Bald Mountain–Ramona Falls, 3 summits 13.3 mi · ▲ 3,270 ft
- Lolo Pass & Sandy River Trail #770 via Pacific Crest Trail 14 mi · ▲ 3,195 ft
- McGee Creek Overlook–McGee Creek Overlook Road, 4 sights 14.4 mi · ▲ 3,287 ft
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