Mount Hood Wilderness

Lamberson Spur #644 & Tamanawas Falls Trail #650A via Elk Meadows Trail #645

8.8 mi · ▲ 2,286 ft · 4 hr 5 min

Lamberson Spur #644 & Tamanawas Falls Trail #650A via Elk Meadows Trail #645 is an 8.8-mile out-and-back in Mount Hood Wilderness near Parkdale, OR. It climbs 2,286 ft, with sections as steep as 26% grade, and is mostly dirt. It scores 62/100 on the Ambleway Wildness scale: backcountry feel.

Elevation

0 mi2,999 – 5,177 ft · steepest grade: 26%8.9 mi

Getting there

Trailhead: Unnamed 45.39725, -121.57154
Nearest town Parkdale, OR

Directions

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Lamberson Spur #644 & Tamanawas Falls Trail #650A via Elk Meadows Trail #645

8.8 mi · ▲ 2,286 ft · 4 hr 5 min

Elevation 2,998–5,177 ft

Out & Back · Mount Hood Wilderness

Trailhead: 45.39725, -121.57154

Weather Sep 5: sunrise 6:34 AM · sunset 7:38 PM

Toilets at the trailhead · Parking lot at the trailhead

  1. Start at the trailhead, heading W.
  2. 350 ftBear right onto East Fork Trail #650, heading NE.
  3. 0.5 miContinue straight onto Tamanawas Falls Trail #650A, heading W.
  4. 0.8 miSharp right, heading NE.
  5. 0.3 miSharp left onto Elk Meadows Trail #645, heading NW.
  6. 0.8 miBear right onto Lamberson Spur #644, heading W.
  7. 1.9 miReach Tamanawas Falls Trail #650A, then turn around and head back the way you came.
  8. 1.9 miBear left onto Elk Meadows Trail #645, heading E.
  9. 0.8 miSharp right, heading SE.
  10. 0.3 miSharp left onto Tamanawas Falls Trail #650A, heading S.
  11. 0.8 miContinue straight onto East Fork Trail #650, heading E.
  12. 0.5 miBear left, heading SW.
  13. 200 ftArrive back at the trailhead.

Each distance is the walk from the previous step. Tap a step for a map of its junction.

Trail surface

100% dirt

Weather

Sunrise 6:34 AMSunset 7:38 PM

Good to know

  • Toilets at the trailhead
  • Parking lot at the trailhead

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