Ramona Falls–McGee Creek Trail #627, 4 sights is a 13-mile out-and-back in Mount Hood Wilderness near Lost Lake Resort, OR. The route reaches Ramona Falls. It climbs 3,733 ft, with sections as steep as 26% grade, and is mostly dirt. It scores 94/100 on the Ambleway Wildness scale: genuinely wild.
Elevation
0 mi2,769 – 4,387 ft · steepest grade: 26%13.1 mi
Getting there
Trailhead: Mcgee Creek Trailhead 45.42287, -121.78219
Nearest town Lost Lake Resort, OR
Directions
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Ramona Falls–McGee Creek Trail #627, 4 sights
13 mi · ▲ 3,733 ft · 6 hr 12 min
Elevation 2,770–4,386 ft
Out & Back · Mount Hood Wilderness
Trailhead: Mcgee Creek Trailhead · 45.42287, -121.78219
Weather Sep 5: Light rain, high 58°F / low 42° · precip 35% · wind 4 mph · sunrise 6:33 AM · sunset 7:41 PM
Parking lot at the trailhead
- Start on McGee Creek Trail #627, heading S.
- 1.5 miTurn right onto Timberline Trail #600, heading S.
- 0.5 miTurn left onto Pacific Crest Trail, heading SW.
- 4.3 miBear left onto Timberline Trail #600, heading E.
- 0.4 miPass Ramona Falls.
- 150 ftTurn left onto Ramona Falls Trail #797, heading N.
- 50 ftBear right onto Timberline Trail #600, heading NW.
- 4.5 miTurn right onto Timberline Trail Cutoff, heading W.
- 200 ftTurn right onto Timberline Trail #600, heading W.
- 0.1 miTurn left onto McGee Creek Trail #627, heading E.
- 1.5 miArrive back at the trailhead.
Each distance is the walk from the previous step. Tap a step for a map of its junction.
Trail surface
86% dirt14% unspecified
Weather
Light rainTemperature 58°F42°
Feels like42°Precip35%Wind4 mphUV5Humidity79%
Rained 0.1″ yesterday (0.5″ over the last week)
Hourly temperatureRain chance
60°40°
Sunrise 6:33 AM12 AM3 AM9 AM12 PM3 PMSunset 7:41 PM
Sun
56°44°
66%
Mon
60°43°
26%
Tue
71°46°
Wed
77°53°
Thu
67°51°
Fri
62°44°
23%
Sunset
The best sunset spot on this hike is 3.0 mi in (~102 min). Leave by 5:39 PM for the 7:41 PM sunset. Back at your car by 9:19 PM, after dark — bring a headlamp.
Good to know
- Parking lot at the trailhead
More from Mcgee Creek Trailhead Trailhead
- McGee Creek Overlook & McGee Creek Overlook Road 1.6 mi · ▲ 117 ft
- Bald Mountain & McGee Creek Trail #627 via Timberline Trail #600 4.8 mi · ▲ 1,454 ft
- McGee Creek Trail #627 & Top Spur Trail #785 via Timberline Trail #600 4.8 mi · ▲ 1,538 ft
- Lolo Pass & McGee Creek Trail #627 via Pacific Crest Trail 9.6 mi · ▲ 2,475 ft
- McGee Creek Trail #627 & Ramona Falls Trail #797 via Timberline Trail #600 12.1 mi · ▲ 3,542 ft
- Mazama Trail #625 & McGee Creek Trail #627 via Timberline Trail #600 15 mi · ▲ 4,835 ft
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