McGee Creek Overlook–McGee Creek Overlook Road, 4 sights is a 6.7-mile out-and-back in Mount Hood Wilderness near Lost Lake Resort, OR. The route reaches McGee Creek Overlook at the turnaround, 3.4 miles in. It climbs 1,687 ft, with sections as steep as 22% grade. It scores 83/100 on the Ambleway Wildness scale: genuinely wild.
Elevation
0 mi3,468 – 4,387 ft · steepest grade: 22%6.8 mi
Getting there
Trailhead: Top Spur Trailhead 45.40777, -121.78588
Nearest town Lost Lake Resort, OR
Directions
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McGee Creek Overlook–McGee Creek Overlook Road, 4 sights
6.7 mi · ▲ 1,687 ft · 3 hr 5 min
Elevation 3,467–4,386 ft
Out & Back · Mount Hood Wilderness
Trailhead: Top Spur Trailhead · 45.40777, -121.78588
Weather Sep 4: Drizzle, high 53°F / low 42° · precip 54% · wind 6 mph · sunrise 6:33 AM · sunset 7:41 PM
Toilets at the trailhead · Parking lot at the trailhead
- Start on Top Spur Trail #785, heading N.
- 0.4 miTurn right onto Pacific Crest Trail, heading SE.
- 50 ftBear left onto Timberline Trail #600, heading E.
- 0.5 miTurn left onto McGee Creek Trail #627, heading NW.
- 2.4 miReach McGee Creek Overlook, then turn around and head back the way you came.
- 2.4 miTurn right onto Timberline Trail #600, heading SE.
- 0.5 miBear right onto Pacific Crest Trail, heading W.
- 50 ftTurn left onto Top Spur Trail #785, heading W.
- 0.4 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
54% dirt46% unspecified
Weather
DrizzleTemperature 53°F42°
Feels like46°Precip54%Wind6 mphUV4Humidity76%
Rained 0.5″ 2 days ago · trails may be muddy
Hourly temperatureRain chance
55°40°
Sunrise 6:33 AM12 AM3 AM9 AM12 PM3 PMSunset 7:41 PM
Sat
53°42°
39%
Sun
57°44°
64%
Mon
60°41°
35%
Tue
72°44°
Wed
80°52°
Thu
70°53°
15%
Good to know
- Toilets at the trailhead
- Parking lot at the trailhead
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