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| | You can't spend all your time indoors you need to get out once in a while, and Lookout Mountain Trail in Hood River County, Oregon is a glorious pick. Oregon is a fine outdoors state. Lookout Mountain Trail is to be found a quite lengthy drive from Hood River, but hiking is such a cool thing to do, and this is a glorious site to do that. Every Oregon backcountry trail has its own unique prettiness. These wilderness hiking trails here in the Central Cascade Range are the best way to enjoy these summits. There are two trailheads to chose from, one in each |
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end which means you have the option of backcountry backpacking it one way if you have someone to pick you up at the other end. You should count on this backcountry trek taking about 6.5 hours, but of course some folks walk a bit slower and some a bit faster. Lookout Mountain Trail
| | is quite long, so do pack enough food to last the whole trip. Please follow all local rules about fires and camping. There are so many nice backcountry trails for backpacking in Oregon; one of them being Lookout Mountain Trail in Hood River County. Sometimes this wilderness trail gets really dry, so don’t forget to check for any current fire restrictions before you go. Lookout Mountain Trail stays roughly within the same elevation zone the whole time, so you get pretty much the same conditions along the whole backcountry hiking trail. Throughout the long | |
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summer days highs here at Lookout Mountain Trail reach the 70's. All through the dark hours of summer temperatures sink down into the 50's. Highs during the wintertime are generally in the 40's while the cold winter nights at Lookout Mountain Trail are in the 30's. Lookout Mountain
Trail has a total elevation difference of 1,206 feet which is an average number. Going for a hike here in Oregon is so much fun. Lookout Mountain Trail is a mid-length wilderness hiking trail with an average amount of climbing distance which makes it a fine wilderness trail for
experienced backcountry walkers in nice shape. This is an area covered with lots of wilderness trails. The high level of rain makes Lookout Mountain Trail a reasonably wet spot; the month with most of the rain is December, and July meanwhile is the driest month. Lookout Mountain
Trail is 7.6 miles long it's an average length backcountry hiking trail.
Briefly about the general area:
This spot, the Central Cascade Range, has so much outdoors amusing stuff. A short trip to Dog River Springs is always worthwhile, and close by you find splendid places
like Gumjuwac Saddle. Senecal Spring is a pretty site to take a look at while you're at Lookout Mountain Trail, and a quick visit to Gumjuwac Creek is unquestionably a fine idea.
High Prairie is a nice place to stretch your legs a bit, and camping at Clinger Campground is always
a great experience. Eightmile Meadow is a scenic location any time of year, and Lookout Mountain Trail is great enough to spend more than a day at, Nottingham Campground is a great local campground. So much enjoyable stuff to do in the Central Cascade Range, not enough time. Get
yourself into a kayak and hit White River, and you have to pop by Flag Point when you're here.
Having a fine time at Lookout Mountain Trail is trouble-free. Lookout Mountain Trail is a site with many visitors from Hood River, and it's a tremendous idea to have a look at Tolo Creek.
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Location of Trailhead 1: Latitude 45.3411, Longitude -121.537
- - Directions and Road Map
Location of Trailhead 2: Latitude 45.3241, Longitude -121.4761
- - Directions and Road Map
Trailhead 1 to Trailhead 2:
Total hiking length = 3.8 miles
Total climbing distance = 1.3 miles
Difficulty : Medium
Casual Hiking Pace:
3 hours
Fast Hiking Pace:
1.5 hours
Trailhead 2 to Trailhead 1:
Total hiking length = 3.8 miles
Total climbing distance = 1.8 miles
Difficulty : Medium
Casual Hiking Pace:
3.5 hours
Fast Hiking Pace:
2 hours
| | Trailhead 1 back to Trailhead 1:
Total hiking length = 7.6 miles
Total climbing distance = 3.1 miles
Difficulty : Difficult
Casual Hiking Pace:
6.5 hours
Fast Hiking Pace:
4.5 hours
Trailhead 2 back to Trailhead 2:
Total hiking length = 7.6 miles
Total climbing distance = 3.1 miles
Difficulty : Difficult
Casual Hiking Pace:
6.5 hours
Fast Hiking Pace:
4.5 hours
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Total elevation difference: 1206 feet
Mount Hood Inn, Government Camp
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18 miles away
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Best Western Hood River Inn, Hood River
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18 miles away
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User input for Lookout Mountain Trail, Central Cascade Range, Hood River County, Oregon:
Outdoors Recreation Near Hood River, Oregon
Very comprehensive list of a variety of outdoors recreation in the vicinity of Hood River, Oregon, the metro area neareast to Lookout Mountain Trail. Find info on campgrounds, hiking trails, ski resorts, lakes, beaches, parks, whitewater and more.
More Hotels and Campgrounds Near Lookout Mountain Trail, Central Cascade Range, Hood River County, Oregon
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| These outdoors activities are available near Lookout Mountain Trail. |
| | Trails Near Lookout Mountain Trail:
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Pine Creek Trail, Hood River County
County
, 2 miles away, 4 hiking miles, 1375 feet elevation difference |
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Badger Creek Trail, Wasco County
County
, 3 miles away, 10.6 hiking miles, 2674 feet elevation difference |
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Threemile Trail, Wasco County
County
, 3 miles away, 11.2 hiking miles, 2546 feet elevation difference |
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Rocky Butte Way Trail, Wasco County
County
, 4 miles away, 2 hiking miles, 1134 feet elevation difference |
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Bottle Prairie Trail, Wasco County
County
, 4 miles away, 2.9 hiking miles, 1332 feet elevation difference |
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Gordon Butte Trail, Wasco County
County
, 5 miles away, 4.6 hiking miles, 2141 feet elevation difference |
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Zigzag Trail, Hood River County
County
, 5 miles away, 2.2 hiking miles, 1553 feet elevation difference |
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| | Whitewater Near Lookout Mountain Trail:
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White River, Wasco County
County
, 8 miles away, Class III-IV - 6 miles long (Barlow Crossing to Keeps Mill) |
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White River, Wasco County
County
, 11 miles away, Class III-IV - 12 miles long (Keeps Mill to Victor Road Bridge) |
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Hood River - East Fork, Hood River County
County
, 13 miles away, Class III-IV - 7.5 miles long (Dee to bridge Below Tucker Park) |
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| | Hotels Near Lookout Mountain Trail:
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Mount Hood Inn, Government Camp
, 18 miles away |
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Best Western Hood River Inn, Hood River
, 18 miles away |
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Comfort Suites Hood River, Hood River
, 18 miles away |
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Cousins Country Inn, The Dalles
, 25 miles away |
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Super 8 Motel - The Dalles OR, The Dalles
, 25 miles away |
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