Little Zigzag Falls & Pioneer Bridle Trail #795 is a 6.1-mile out-and-back near Rhododendron, OR. The route reaches Little Zigzag Falls at the turnaround, 3 miles in. It climbs 1,032 ft, with sections as steep as 17% grade, and is mostly dirt. It scores 9/100 on the Ambleway Wildness scale: paved and peopled.
Elevation
0 mi2,526 – 3,222 ft · steepest grade: 17%6.1 mi
Getting there
Trailhead: Pioneer Bridle Trail #795 45.31049, -121.83702
Nearest town Rhododendron, OR
Directions
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Little Zigzag Falls & Pioneer Bridle Trail #795
6.1 mi · ▲ 1,032 ft · 2 hr 33 min
Elevation 2,526–3,224 ft
Out & Back
Trailhead: Pioneer Bridle Trail #795 · 45.31049, -121.83702
Weather Sep 4: sunrise 6:34 AM · sunset 7:41 PM
- Start on Pioneer Bridle Trail #795, heading E.
- 2.6 miTurn left onto Mt. Hood Loop Highway (1925), heading N.
- 0.4 miReach Little Zigzag Falls, then turn around and head back the way you came.
- 0.4 miTurn right onto Pioneer Bridle Trail #795, heading S.
- 2.6 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
96% dirt4% paved
Weather
Sunrise 6:34 AMSunset 7:41 PM
Sunset
The best sunset spot on this hike is 1.5 mi in (~56 min). Leave by 6:26 PM for the 7:41 PM sunset. Back at your car by 8:32 PM, after dark — bring a headlamp.
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