Split Rock–Paradise Park Loop Trail #757 Viewpoint, 7 sights
16.1 mi · ▲ 4,809 ft · 7 hr 46 min
Split Rock–Paradise Park Loop Trail #757 Viewpoint, 7 sights is a 16.1-mile out-and-back in Mount Hood Wilderness near Government Camp, OR. The route passes Hidden Lake, Pacific Crest Viewpoint and Paradise Park Loop Trail #757 Viewpoint before reaching Split Rock at the turnaround, 8.1 miles in. It climbs 4,809 ft, with sections as steep as 31% grade. It scores 70/100 on the Ambleway Wildness scale: backcountry feel.
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Split Rock–Paradise Park Loop Trail #757 Viewpoint, 7 sights
16.1 mi · ▲ 4,809 ft · 7 hr 46 min
Elevation 3,062–5,848 ft
Out & Back · Mount Hood Wilderness
Trailhead: Hidden Lake Trailhead · 45.31343, -121.79980
Weather Sep 4: Heavy drizzle, high 56°F / low 44° · precip 57% · wind 4 mph · sunrise 6:33 AM · sunset 7:41 PM
Parking lot at the trailhead
- Start on Hidden Lake Trail #779, heading NW.
- 1.8 miPass Hidden Lake.
- 2.3 miTurn left onto Pacific Crest Trail, heading W.
- 2.7 miPass Pacific Crest Viewpoint.
- 50 ftTurn right onto Paradise Park Trail #778, heading E.
- 0.5 miSharp left, heading N.
- 50 ftBear right onto Paradise Park Loop Trail #757, heading N.
- 0.2 miPass Paradise Park Loop Trail #757 Viewpoint.
- 200 ftBear right, heading NE.
- 0.4 miReach Split Rock, then turn around and head back the way you came.
- 0.3 miTurn right, heading SW.
- 0.3 miBear left, heading SE.
- 50 ftSharp right, heading E.
- 200 ftContinue straight onto Paradise Park Trail #778, heading SW.
- 0.5 miTurn left onto Pacific Crest Trail, heading SW.
- 2.7 miTurn right onto Hidden Lake Trail #779, heading N.
- 4.2 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 4.7 mi in (~195 min). Leave by 4:06 PM for the 7:41 PM sunset. Back at your car by 9:58 PM, after dark — bring a headlamp.
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- Parking lot at the trailhead
More from Hidden Lake Trailhead Trailhead
- Mt. Hood Loop Highway (1925) 2.2 mi · ▲ 228 ft
- Hidden Lake & Hidden Lake Trail #779 3.8 mi · ▲ 835 ft
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