Pacific Crest Viewpoint–Paradise Park Loop Trail #757 Viewpoint, 4 sights
16.1 mi · ▲ 3,693 ft · 7 hr 13 min
Pacific Crest Viewpoint–Paradise Park Loop Trail #757 Viewpoint, 4 sights is a 16.1-mile out-and-back in Mount Hood Wilderness near Government Camp, OR. The route passes Pacific Crest Viewpoint and Paradise Park Loop Trail #757 Viewpoint before reaching Pacific Crest Viewpoint at the turnaround, 8 miles in. It climbs 3,693 ft, with sections as steep as 17% grade. It scores 70/100 on the Ambleway Wildness scale: backcountry feel.
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Pacific Crest Viewpoint–Paradise Park Loop Trail #757 Viewpoint, 4 sights
16.1 mi · ▲ 3,693 ft · 7 hr 13 min
Elevation 2,799–5,799 ft
Out & Back · Mount Hood Wilderness
Trailhead: Paradise Park Trailhead · 45.31348, -121.81630
Weather Sep 4: Heavy drizzle, high 57°F / low 45° · precip 57% · wind 4 mph · sunrise 6:33 AM · sunset 7:41 PM
- Start on Paradise Park Trail #778, heading N.
- 5.8 miPass Pacific Crest Viewpoint.
- 0.6 miSharp left, heading N.
- 50 ftBear right onto Paradise Park Loop Trail #757, heading N.
- 0.2 miPass Paradise Park Loop Trail #757 Viewpoint.
- 250 ftBear right, heading NW.
- 1.1 miBear right onto Pacific Crest Trail, heading SW.
- 0.4 miTurn left, heading N.
- 50 ftReach Pacific Crest Viewpoint, then turn around and head back the way you came.
- 0.4 miBear left onto Paradise Park Loop Trail #757, heading SE.
- 1 miTurn right, heading S.
- 0.3 miBear left, heading SE.
- 50 ftSharp right, heading SE.
- 200 ftContinue straight onto Paradise Park Trail #778, heading E.
- 6.3 miArrive 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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The best sunset spot on this hike is 6.4 mi in (~242 min). Leave by 3:19 PM for the 7:41 PM sunset. Back at your car by 10:31 PM, after dark — bring a headlamp.
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- Paradise Park Trail #778 10.8 mi · ▲ 2,241 ft
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