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Paradise Park Loop Trail #757 Viewpoint–Pacific Crest Viewpoint, 4 sights

15.3 mi · ▲ 3,612 ft · 6 hr 54 min

Paradise Park Loop Trail #757 Viewpoint–Pacific Crest Viewpoint, 4 sights is a 15.3-mile out-and-back in Mount Hood Wilderness near Rhododendron, OR. The route passes Pacific Crest Viewpoint before reaching Paradise Park Loop Trail #757 Viewpoint at the turnaround, 7.6 miles in. It climbs 3,612 ft, with sections as steep as 32% grade. It scores 90/100 on the Ambleway Wildness scale: genuinely wild.

Elevation

0 mi3,314 – 5,745 ft · steepest grade: 32%15.5 mi

Getting there

Trailhead: West Zigzag / Cast Lake Trailhead 45.32476, -121.85711
Nearest town Rhododendron, OR
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Paradise Park Loop Trail #757 Viewpoint–Pacific Crest Viewpoint, 4 sights

15.3 mi · ▲ 3,612 ft · 6 hr 54 min

Elevation 3,315–5,745 ft

Out & Back · Mount Hood Wilderness

Trailhead: West Zigzag / Cast Lake Trailhead · 45.32476, -121.85711

Weather Sep 4: Drizzle, high 55°F / low 44° · precip 59% · wind 6 mph · sunrise 6:34 AM · sunset 7:41 PM

Parking lot at the trailhead

  1. Start on Burnt Lake Trail #772, heading NW.
  2. 3.4 miSharp right onto Zigzag Mountain Trail #775, heading SE.
  3. 3.1 miBear left onto Paradise Park Trail #778, heading S.
  4. 0.4 miPass Pacific Crest Viewpoint.
  5. 0.5 miSharp left, heading NE.
  6. 50 ftBear right onto Paradise Park Loop Trail #757, heading NE.
  7. 0.2 miReach Paradise Park Loop Trail #757 Viewpoint, then turn around and head back the way you came.
  8. 0.2 miBear left, heading SW.
  9. 50 ftSharp right, heading SW.
  10. 200 ftContinue straight onto Paradise Park Trail #778, heading SE.
  11. 0.9 miBear right onto Zigzag Mountain Trail #775, heading S.
  12. 3.1 miSharp left onto Burnt Lake Trail #772, heading NW.
  13. 3.4 miArrive back at the trailhead.

Each distance is the walk from the previous step. Tap a step for a map of its junction.

Trail map, photos and weather for this hike: www.ambleway.com/hikes/paradise-park-loop-trail-757-viewpoint-out-back

Weather

DrizzleTemperature 55°F44°
Precip59%Wind6 mphUV4Humidity59%
Rained 0.4″ 2 days ago · trails may be muddy
Hourly temperatureRain chance
55°40° 12 AM: 9% rain1 AM: 12% rain2 AM: 8% rain3 AM: 6% rain4 AM: 14% rain5 AM: 22% rain6 AM: 23% rain7 AM: 26% rain8 AM: 32% rain9 AM: 31% rain10 AM: 23% rain11 AM: 12% rain12 PM: 15% rain1 PM: 19% rain2 PM: 41% rain3 PM: 54% rain4 PM: 59% rain5 PM: 47% rain6 PM: 46% rain7 PM: 30% rain8 PM: 24% rain9 PM: 14% rain10 PM: 8% rain11 PM: 7% rain
Sunrise 6:34 AM12 AM3 AM9 AM12 PM3 PMSunset 7:41 PM
Sat 55°45° 35%
Sun 56°45° 62%
Mon 62°42° 36%
Tue 73°45°
Wed 81°52°
Thu 72°54° 16%

Sunset

The best sunset spot on this hike is 7.4 mi in (~271 min). Leave by 2:51 PM for the 7:41 PM sunset. Back at your car by 11:16 PM, after dark — bring a headlamp.

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