Mount Hood Recreation Area & Golf Course
Mount Hood–Gas Pipeline Viewpoint, 6 lakes
1 mi · ▲ 96 ft · 23 min
Mount Hood–Gas Pipeline Viewpoint, 6 lakes is a 1-mile out-and-back in Mount Hood Recreation Area & Golf Course near Oakland Vale, MA. The route passes Long Pond, Second Pond, First Pond and 2 more before reaching Mount Hood at the turnaround, 0.5 miles in. It is mostly level, with 96 ft of elevation gain, and mostly paved. It scores 0/100 on the Ambleway Wildness scale: paved and peopled.
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Mount Hood–Gas Pipeline Viewpoint, 6 lakes
1 mi · ▲ 96 ft · 23 min
Elevation 164–260 ft
Out & Back · Mount Hood Recreation Area & Golf Course
Trailhead: Stillman Road · 42.45492, -71.03664
Weather Sep 20: sunrise 6:30 AM · sunset 6:47 PM
Parking lot at the trailhead
- Start on Stillman Road, heading SW.
- 50 ftPass Long Pond.
- 50 ftPass Second Pond.
- 250 ftPass First Pond.
- 150 ftTurn left, heading W.
- 150 ftTurn left, heading W.
- 50 ftTurn right, heading SW.
- 50 ftBear left, heading SW.
- 0.1 miPass Third Pond.
- 0.1 miTurn left, heading SE.
- 450 ftBear left, heading SE.
- 50 ftPass Gas Pipeline Viewpoint.
- 50 ftTurn left, heading SE.
- 50 ftTurn right, heading SE.
- 50 ftReach Mount Hood, then turn around and head back the way you came.
- 50 ftTurn left, heading SE.
- 50 ftTurn right, heading SE.
- 100 ftBear right, heading NE.
- 450 ftTurn right, heading N.
- 0.3 miBear right, heading S.
- 50 ftTurn left, heading S.
- 100 ftTurn right, heading NW.
- 300 ftBear right, heading NW.
- 250 ftArrive back at the trailhead.
Each distance is the walk from the previous step. Tap a step for a map of its junction.
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Sunset
The best sunset spot on this hike is 0.4 mi in (~12 min). Leave by 6:14 PM for the 6:47 PM sunset. Back at your car by 7:14 PM — 1 min before dark.
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- Parking lot at the trailhead
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