Mount Hood Wilderness

West Zigzag Trail #789 & Zigzag Mountain Trail #775

14.5 mi · ▲ 5,315 ft · 7 hr 29 min

West Zigzag Trail #789 & Zigzag Mountain Trail #775 is a 14.5-mile out-and-back in Mount Hood Wilderness near Faubion, OR. It climbs 5,315 ft, with sections as steep as 26% grade. It scores 54/100 on the Ambleway Wildness scale: backcountry feel.

Elevation

0 mi1,536 – 4,538 ft · steepest grade: 26%14.5 mi

Getting there

Trailhead: Zigzag Mountain Trailhead 45.34541, -121.92994
Nearest town Faubion, OR

Directions

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West Zigzag Trail #789 & Zigzag Mountain Trail #775

14.5 mi · ▲ 5,315 ft · 7 hr 29 min

Elevation 1,536–4,539 ft

Out & Back · Mount Hood Wilderness

Trailhead: Zigzag Mountain Trailhead · 45.34541, -121.92994

Weather Sep 4: Drizzle, high 63°F / low 50° · precip 62% · wind 1 mph · sunrise 6:34 AM · sunset 7:42 PM

Parking lot at the trailhead

  1. Start on Zigzag Mountain Trail #775, heading SE.
  2. 5 miBear right onto West Zigzag Trail #789, heading SE.
  3. 2.2 miReach Zigzag Mountain Trail #775, then turn around and head back the way you came.
  4. 2.2 miBear left onto Zigzag Mountain Trail #775, heading NW.
  5. 5 miArrive back at the trailhead.

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

Weather

DrizzleTemperature 63°F50°
Precip62%Wind1 mphUV4Humidity54%
Rained 0.4″ 2 days ago · trails may be muddy
Hourly temperatureRain chance
65°50° 12 AM: 9% rain1 AM: 12% rain2 AM: 7% rain3 AM: 6% rain4 AM: 14% rain5 AM: 22% rain6 AM: 25% rain7 AM: 29% rain8 AM: 31% rain9 AM: 30% rain10 AM: 25% rain11 AM: 18% rain12 PM: 15% rain1 PM: 20% rain2 PM: 44% rain3 PM: 56% rain4 PM: 62% rain5 PM: 56% rain6 PM: 49% rain7 PM: 32% rain8 PM: 20% rain9 PM: 15% rain10 PM: 10% rain11 PM: 7% rain
Sunrise 6:34 AM12 AM3 AM9 AM12 PM3 PMSunset 7:42 PM
Sat 63°50° 41%
Sun 66°51° 58%
Mon 68°48° 37%
Tue 79°52°
Wed 89°60°
Thu 77°60° 16%

Good to know

  • Parking lot at the trailhead