Cougar Rock–Middle Oneonta Falls, 6 sights is a 15.1-mile out-and-back in Mark O. Hatfield Wilderness near Saint Cloud, WA. The route passes Middle Oneonta Falls and Oneonta Falls before reaching Cougar Rock at the turnaround, 7.6 miles in. It climbs 5,115 ft, with sections as steep as 33% grade, and is mostly dirt. It scores 70/100 on the Ambleway Wildness scale: backcountry feel.
Elevation
0 mi49 – 2,854 ft · steepest grade: 33%15.4 mi
Getting there
Trailhead: Oneonta Trail #424 45.58860, -122.07854
Nearest town Saint Cloud, WA · Official trailhead info (fs.usda.gov)
Directions
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Cougar Rock–Middle Oneonta Falls, 6 sights
15.1 mi · ▲ 5,115 ft · 7 hr 35 min
Elevation 49–2,856 ft
Out & Back · Mark O. Hatfield Wilderness
Trailhead: Oneonta Trail #424 · 45.58860, -122.07854
Weather Sep 4: Heavy drizzle, high 67°F / low 55° · precip 65% · wind 4 mph · sunrise 6:34 AM · sunset 7:42 PM
Parking lot at the trailhead
- Start on Oneonta Trail #424, heading SW.
- 0.8 miBear right onto Horsetail Falls Trail #438, heading S.
- 50 ftPass Middle Oneonta Falls.
- 50 ftPass Oneonta Falls.
- 50 ftContinue straight onto Oneonta Trail #424, heading S.
- 4.3 miSharp right onto Franklin Ridge Trail #427, heading SW.
- 1.5 miContinue straight onto Franklin Ridge Connector Trail, heading N.
- 0.4 miTurn left onto Multnomah Basin Road, heading NE.
- 0.2 miTurn right onto Cougar Rock Trail, heading SW.
- 0.4 miTurn right, heading W.
- 150 ftReach Cougar Rock, then turn around and head back the way you came.
- 0.5 miTurn left onto Multnomah Basin Road, heading SE.
- 0.2 miTurn right onto Franklin Ridge Connector Trail, heading NE.
- 0.4 miContinue straight onto Franklin Ridge Trail #427, heading SE.
- 1.5 miSharp left onto Oneonta Trail #424, heading SE.
- 4.3 miContinue straight onto Horsetail Falls Trail #438, heading N.
- 50 ftBear left onto Oneonta Trail #424, heading N.
- 0.7 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
88% dirt12% unspecified
Weather
Heavy drizzleTemperature 67°F55°
Precip65%Wind4 mphUV6Humidity74%
Rained 0.2″ 2 days ago
Hourly temperatureRain chance
70°55°
Sunrise 6:34 AM12 AM3 AM9 AM12 PM3 PMSunset 7:42 PM
Sat
69°54°
30%
Sun
76°56°
39%
Mon
74°52°
33%
Tue
82°55°
Wed
93°59°
Thu
82°62°
Good to know
- Parking lot at the trailhead
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