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Mount Hood Wilderness

McNeil Point Trail #600M Viewpoint–Mazama Trail #625, 3 sights

8.7 mi · ▲ 2,917 ft · 4 hr 22 min

McNeil Point Trail #600M Viewpoint–Mazama Trail #625, 3 sights is an 8.7-mile out-and-back in Mount Hood Wilderness near Lost Lake Resort, OR. The route reaches McNeil Point Trail #600M Viewpoint at the turnaround, 4.3 miles in. It climbs 2,917 ft, with sections as steep as 23% grade. It scores 94/100 on the Ambleway Wildness scale: genuinely wild.

Elevation

0 mi3,406 – 6,017 ft · steepest grade: 23%8.8 mi

Getting there

Trailhead: Mazama Trailhead 45.43706, -121.75749
Nearest town Lost Lake Resort, OR
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McNeil Point Trail #600M Viewpoint–Mazama Trail #625, 3 sights

8.7 mi · ▲ 2,917 ft · 4 hr 22 min

Elevation 3,406–6,018 ft

Out & Back · Mount Hood Wilderness

Trailhead: Mazama Trailhead · 45.43706, -121.75749

Weather Sep 5: Light rain, high 59°F / low 43° · precip 33% · wind 3 mph · sunrise 6:33 AM · sunset 7:41 PM

Parking lot at the trailhead

  1. Start on Mazama Trail #625, heading SE.
  2. 3.6 miTurn left onto Timberline Trail #600, heading E.
  3. 0.3 miBear right onto McNeil Point Trail #600M, heading E.
  4. 0.4 miTurn right, heading NW.
  5. 50 ftReach McNeil Point Trail #600M Viewpoint, then turn around and head back the way you came.
  6. 0.4 miBear left onto Timberline Trail #600, heading NW.
  7. 0.3 miTurn right onto Mazama Trail #625, heading S.
  8. 3.6 miArrive back at the trailhead.

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

Trail map, photos and weather for this hike: www.ambleway.com/hikes/mcneil-point-trail-600m-viewpoint-mazama-trail-625-out-back-3-sights

Trail surface

7% dirt93% unspecified

Weather

Light rainTemperature 59°F43°
Feels like44°Precip33%Wind3 mphUV5Humidity77%
Rained 0.1″ yesterday (0.5″ over the last week)
Hourly temperatureRain chance
60°40° 12 AM: 10% rain1 AM: 9% rain2 AM: 5% rain3 AM: 6% rain4 AM: 7% rain5 AM: 13% rain6 AM: 16% rain7 AM: 21% rain8 AM: 13% rain9 AM: 13% rain10 AM: 7% rain11 AM: 6% rain12 PM: 18% rain1 PM: 30% rain2 PM: 31% rain3 PM: 31% rain4 PM: 33% rain5 PM: 24% rain6 PM: 24% rain7 PM: 17% rain8 PM: 6% rain9 PM: 4% rain10 PM: 5% rain11 PM: 4% rain
Sunrise 6:33 AM12 AM3 AM9 AM12 PM3 PMSunset 7:41 PM
Sun 57°46° 61%
Mon 61°43° 24%
Tue 71°46°
Wed 77°54°
Thu 68°51°
Fri 62°44° 22%

Sunset

The best sunset spot on this hike is 2.2 mi in (~98 min). Leave by 5:43 PM for the 7:41 PM sunset. Back at your car by 8:50 PM, after dark — bring a headlamp.

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