The Rockpile–Old Vista Ridge Trail #626A, 4 sights
15.1 mi · ▲ 4,066 ft · 7 hr 4 min
The Rockpile–Old Vista Ridge Trail #626A, 4 sights is a 15.1-mile out-and-back in Mount Hood Wilderness near Parkdale, OR. The route reaches The Rockpile at the turnaround, 7.6 miles in. It climbs 4,066 ft, with sections as steep as 20% grade. It scores 94/100 on the Ambleway Wildness scale: genuinely wild.
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The Rockpile–Old Vista Ridge Trail #626A, 4 sights
15.1 mi · ▲ 4,066 ft · 7 hr 4 min
Elevation 3,653–5,832 ft
Out & Back · Mount Hood Wilderness
Trailhead: Pinnacle Ridge Trailhead · 45.44724, -121.68513
Weather Sep 4: Light drizzle, high 53°F / low 42° · precip 45% · wind 4 mph · sunrise 6:33 AM · sunset 7:41 PM
Parking lot at the trailhead
- Start on Pinnacle Ridge Trail #630, heading SW.
- 3.3 miTurn right onto Timberline Trail #600, heading SW.
- 0.3 miContinue straight onto Eden Park/Vista Ridge Trail, heading NW.
- 0.3 miContinue straight onto Vista Ridge Trail #626, heading N.
- 2.1 miContinue straight onto Old Vista Ridge Trail #626A, heading N.
- 1.5 miBear right, heading SE.
- 0.1 miReach The Rockpile, then turn around and head back the way you came.
- 1.6 miContinue straight onto Vista Ridge Trail #626, heading S.
- 2.1 miContinue straight onto Eden Park/Vista Ridge Trail, heading S.
- 0.3 miContinue straight onto Timberline Trail #600, heading SE.
- 0.3 miTurn left onto Pinnacle Ridge Trail #630, heading NE.
- 3.3 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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Sunset
The best sunset spot on this hike is 3.0 mi in (~129 min). Leave by 5:12 PM for the 7:41 PM sunset. Back at your car by 9:09 PM, after dark — bring a headlamp.
Good to know
- Parking lot at the trailhead
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