Mount Hood Wilderness

Owl Point–Old Vista Ridge Trail #626A, 3 sights

4.2 mi · ▲ 724 ft · 1 hr 46 min

Owl Point–Old Vista Ridge Trail #626A, 3 sights is a 4.2-mile out-and-back in Mount Hood Wilderness near Lost Lake Resort, OR. The route reaches Owl Point at the turnaround, 2.1 miles in. It climbs 724 ft, with sections as steep as 21% grade, and is mostly dirt. It scores 89/100 on the Ambleway Wildness scale: genuinely wild.

Elevation

0 mi4,495 – 4,938 ft · steepest grade: 21%4.3 mi

Getting there

Trailhead: Vista Ridge Trailhead 45.44290, -121.72920
Nearest town Lost Lake Resort, OR

Directions

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Owl Point–Old Vista Ridge Trail #626A, 3 sights

4.2 mi · ▲ 724 ft · 1 hr 46 min

Elevation 4,497–4,938 ft

Out & Back · Mount Hood Wilderness

Trailhead: Vista Ridge Trailhead · 45.44290, -121.72920

Weather Sep 4: Light snow, high 48°F / low 39° · precip 49% · wind 5 mph · sunrise 6:33 AM · sunset 7:41 PM

Parking lot at the trailhead

  1. Start on Vista Ridge Trail #626, heading E.
  2. 0.4 miSharp left onto Old Vista Ridge Trail #626A, heading N.
  3. 1.6 miSharp right, heading S.
  4. 0.1 miReach Owl Point, then turn around and head back the way you came.
  5. 1.7 miSharp right onto Vista Ridge Trail #626, heading W.
  6. 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

100% dirt

Weather

Light snowTemperature 48°F39°
Feels like45°Precip49%Wind5 mphUV4Humidity78%
Rained 0.4″ 2 days ago · trails may be muddy
Hourly temperatureRain chance
50°35° 12 AM: 4% rain1 AM: 11% rain2 AM: 10% rain3 AM: 4% rain4 AM: 7% rain5 AM: 15% rain6 AM: 22% rain7 AM: 20% rain8 AM: 25% rain9 AM: 27% rain10 AM: 27% rain11 AM: 13% rain12 PM: 16% rain1 PM: 25% rain2 PM: 33% rain3 PM: 45% rain4 PM: 49% rain5 PM: 43% rain6 PM: 40% rain7 PM: 30% rain8 PM: 24% rain9 PM: 15% rain10 PM: 9% rain11 PM: 11% rain
Sunrise 6:33 AM12 AM3 AM9 AM12 PM3 PMSunset 7:41 PM
Sat 49°41° 43%
Sun 55°42° 59%
Mon 58°39° 29%
Tue 69°42°
Wed 78°50°
Thu 68°51°

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