Paradise Park Loop Trail #757 Viewpoint–Pacific Crest Viewpoint, 7 sights
15.9 mi · ▲ 4,391 ft · 7 hr 30 min
Paradise Park Loop Trail #757 Viewpoint–Pacific Crest Viewpoint, 7 sights is a 15.9-mile out-and-back in Mount Hood Wilderness near Government Camp, OR. The route passes Pacific Crest Viewpoint before reaching Paradise Park Loop Trail #757 Viewpoint at the turnaround, 8 miles in. It climbs 4,391 ft, with sections as steep as 20% grade, and is mostly dirt. It scores 62/100 on the Ambleway Wildness scale: backcountry feel.
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Paradise Park Loop Trail #757 Viewpoint–Pacific Crest Viewpoint, 7 sights
15.9 mi · ▲ 4,391 ft · 7 hr 30 min
Elevation 3,919–5,981 ft
Out & Back · Mount Hood Wilderness
Trailhead: Wally's Tie Trail #755A · 45.30755, -121.75640
Weather Sep 5: Overcast, high 55°F / low 42° · precip 36% · wind 3 mph · sunrise 6:33 AM · sunset 7:41 PM
Transit-accessible: Collins Lake Resort stop 400 m from the trailhead
- Start on Wally's Tie Trail #755A, heading W.
- 0.1 miTurn right onto Skiway Trail #755B, heading NE.
- 0.3 miContinue straight onto Crosstown Trail #755, heading NE.
- 250 ftBear left onto Timberline To Town Trail #756, heading N.
- 50 ftBear left onto Glade Trail #661, heading N.
- 2.7 miSharp left onto Timberline To Town Trail #756, heading NE.
- 0.2 miBear right, heading W.
- 0.4 miTurn left onto Pacific Crest Trail, heading N.
- 3.4 miPass Pacific Crest Viewpoint.
- 50 ftTurn right onto Paradise Park Trail #778, heading SW.
- 0.5 miSharp left, heading NE.
- 50 ftBear right onto Paradise Park Loop Trail #757, heading NE.
- 0.2 miReach Paradise Park Loop Trail #757 Viewpoint, then turn around and head back the way you came.
- 0.2 miBear left, heading SW.
- 50 ftSharp right, heading SW.
- 200 ftContinue straight onto Paradise Park Trail #778, heading S.
- 0.5 miTurn left onto Pacific Crest Trail, heading SW.
- 3.5 miTurn right, heading SE.
- 0.4 miBear left onto Timberline To Town Trail #756, heading SE.
- 0.2 miSharp right onto Glade Trail #661, heading SE.
- 2.7 miBear right onto Timberline To Town Trail #756, heading SW.
- 50 ftBear right onto Crosstown Trail #755, heading SW.
- 300 ftContinue straight onto Skiway Trail #755B, heading SW.
- 0.3 miTurn left onto Wally's Tie Trail #755A, heading SW.
- 0.1 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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Sunset
The best sunset spot on this hike is 3.8 mi in (~155 min). Leave by 4:46 PM for the 7:41 PM sunset. Back at your car by 9:29 PM, after dark — bring a headlamp.
Good to know
- Transit-accessible: Collins Lake Resort stop 400 m from the trailhead
More from Wally's Tie Trail #755A Trailhead
- Alpine Trail #660–Crosstown Trail #755, 3 sights 2.7 mi · ▲ 264 ft
- Gravy Train–Skiway Trail #755B, 5 sights 11.1 mi · ▲ 2,673 ft
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