Mt. Hood National Forest · Oregon

Pct: Mt Hood

75 mi of trail, end to end · about 11,300 ft of climbing · 2,787 ft–6,087 ft · native material surface · trail No. 2000 · trail class 3 · typical grade 8-10% · tread 12-18 inches wide

5,897 ft 2,900 ft · 8.6 mi high 5,897 ft

Trailheads Barlow Pass Sno-Park/Trailhead 4,167 ft Drive there · Joe Graham/Pacific Crest Trailhead 3,359 ft Drive there · Pacific Crest North-Indian Springs Trailhead 4,230 ft Drive there · Pacific Crest South - Lolo Pass Trailhead 3,438 ft Drive there

Pacific Crest South - Lolo Pass Trailhead the Forest Service's write-up

No fee.

Access to: Pacific Crest National Scenic Trail #2000 near the Zigzag area in Mt. Hood National Forest.

Parking space is limited. County road plowing stops near forest boundary. Parallel park alongside roadway without blocking access or turnaround. Trailers not recommended.

This trailhead on fs.usda.gov

Wahtum Lake Trailhead/Day Use the Forest Service's write-up

$10/vehicle/day to park at the trailhead/day use area.&nbsp;<em>This trailhead is concessionaire-operated.</em>

The Wahtum Lake Trailhead leads to several trails within Mark O. Hatfield Wilderness . The parking area is for both the trailhead and day use area, located adjacent to the Wahtum Lake Campground .

Provides access to: Eagle Creek Trail #440 , Pacific Crest Trail #2000 , Rainy-Wahtum Trail , Chinidere Mountain Trail , Herman Creek Trail #406 .

Restrictions <a href="https://www.fs.usda.gov/detailfull/mthood/specialplaces/?cid=stelprdb5192346&amp;width=full">Wilderness restrictions</a> apply in&nbsp;<a href="http://www.fs.usda.gov/recarea/mthood/recarea/?recid=79438">Mark O. Hatfield Wilderness</a>.

This trailhead on fs.usda.gov

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About this trail's facts

The lines are the US Forest Service's National Forest System trails layer (public domain), read 2026-10-16 and simplified for the map; the length is the line's, end to end, and the class, surface, grade and tread width are the forest's own entries where it publishes them - a forest that publishes the centreline alone has none. The trailheads and the points along the way are the Service's recreation points, and the write-ups its own recarea text, unedited. Heights come from USGS 3DEP through Terrain Tiles on AWS (Mapzen/Tilezen), read along each line and rounded; a short trail on steep ground can be off by a few tens of feet. Closures change: check the forest's own site before you go.