Laurance Lake–Forest Road 2840-640, 3 sights
14.6 mi · ▲ 2,684 ft · 6 hr 13 min
Laurance Lake–Forest Road 2840-640, 3 sights is a 14.6-mile out-and-back in Mount Hood Wilderness near Parkdale, OR. The route reaches Laurance Lake. It climbs 2,684 ft, with sections as steep as 20% grade. It scores 90/100 on the Ambleway Wildness scale: genuinely wild.
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Laurance Lake–Forest Road 2840-640, 3 sights
14.6 mi · ▲ 2,684 ft · 6 hr 13 min
Elevation 2,848–4,032 ft
Out & Back · Mount Hood Wilderness
Trailhead: Forest Road 2840-640 · 45.45740, -121.66364
Weather Sep 4: Light drizzle, high 57°F / low 44° · precip 43% · wind 2 mph · sunrise 6:33 AM · sunset 7:41 PM
Parking lot at the trailhead
- Start on Forest Road 2840-640, heading W.
- 50 ftPass Laurance Lake.
- 4.4 miBear left onto Laurence Lake High Loop Trail #632, heading E.
- 2.9 miReach Laurance Lake, then turn around and head back the way you came.
- 2.9 miBear right onto Forest Road 2840-640, heading W.
- 4.4 miArrive back at the trailhead.
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