Mount Hood Wilderness

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.

Elevation

0 mi2,848 – 4,032 ft · steepest grade: 20%14.6 mi

Getting there

Trailhead: Forest Road 2840-640 45.45740, -121.66364
Nearest town Parkdale, OR

Directions

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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

  1. Start on Forest Road 2840-640, heading W.
  2. 50 ftPass Laurance Lake.
  3. 4.4 miBear left onto Laurence Lake High Loop Trail #632, heading E.
  4. 2.9 miReach Laurance Lake, then turn around and head back the way you came.
  5. 2.9 miBear right onto Forest Road 2840-640, heading W.
  6. 4.4 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

53% dirt47% unspecified

Weather

Light drizzleTemperature 57°F44°
Precip43%Wind2 mphUV3Humidity72%
Rained 0.3″ 2 days ago · trails may be muddy
Hourly temperatureRain chance
60°40° 12 AM: 3% rain1 AM: 11% rain2 AM: 9% rain3 AM: 5% rain4 AM: 6% rain5 AM: 15% rain6 AM: 22% rain7 AM: 19% rain8 AM: 23% rain9 AM: 25% rain10 AM: 25% rain11 AM: 12% rain12 PM: 13% rain1 PM: 21% rain2 PM: 28% rain3 PM: 40% rain4 PM: 43% rain5 PM: 43% rain6 PM: 35% rain7 PM: 27% rain8 PM: 22% rain9 PM: 11% rain10 PM: 5% rain11 PM: 5% rain
Sunrise 6:33 AM12 AM3 AM9 AM12 PM3 PMSunset 7:41 PM
Sat 60°45° 42%
Sun 61°47° 64%
Mon 64°47° 22%
Tue 71°49°
Wed 80°56°
Thu 76°57°

Good to know

  • Parking lot at the trailhead