Paradise Branch Falls–Pacific Crest Viewpoint, 3 sights
11.5 mi · ▲ 2,754 ft · 5 hr 13 min
Paradise Branch Falls–Pacific Crest Viewpoint, 3 sights is an 11.5-mile out-and-back in Mount Hood Wilderness near Rhododendron, OR. The route passes Paradise Branch Falls before reaching Pacific Crest Viewpoint at the turnaround, 5.6 miles in. It climbs 2,754 ft, with sections as steep as 27% grade, and is mostly dirt. It scores 95/100 on the Ambleway Wildness scale: genuinely wild.
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Paradise Branch Falls–Pacific Crest Viewpoint, 3 sights
11.5 mi · ▲ 2,754 ft · 5 hr 13 min
Elevation 2,441–5,125 ft
Out & Back · Mount Hood Wilderness
Trailhead: Ramona Falls Trailhead · 45.38681, -121.83201
Weather Sep 4: Drizzle, high 60°F / low 46° · precip 55% · wind 0 mph · sunrise 6:33 AM · sunset 7:41 PM
Parking lot at the trailhead
- Start at the trailhead, heading NE.
- 300 ftTurn right onto Sandy River Trail #770, heading E.
- 1.4 miBear left onto Pacific Crest Trail, heading E.
- 4.1 miPass Pacific Crest Viewpoint.
- 50 ftTurn left, heading S.
- 0.2 miReach Paradise Branch Falls, then turn around and head back the way you came.
- 4.3 miBear right onto Sandy River Trail #770, heading W.
- 1.4 miTurn left, heading W.
- 200 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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- Parking lot at the trailhead
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