Route guide · Mount Hood, Oregon
Mount Hood's 40-mile loop, usually started at Timberline Lodge and walked clockwise. The crux is its glacial river crossings — the Sandy, Muddy Fork and Eliot Branch run highest on hot afternoons — and the reward is a different face of the mountain every day, with Paradise Park and McNeil Point the headline camps.
no permit lottery · self-register at the trailhead · the whole crew on one page
No permit quota — Free self-issue wilderness permit at the trailhead; no quota. Northwest Forest Pass for parking at some trailheads. Official info
No quota permit. Free self-issue wilderness permit at the trailhead; no quota. Northwest Forest Pass for parking at some trailheads.
Most groups take 3–5 days. The reference itinerary here plans 3 nights, camp to camp.
late July – September. Outside that window expect snow, storm damage or closures to change the plan.
Dates, camps, gear split, meals and the crew — planned together on one page instead of forty threads.
Start a trip — it’s free3 camps
Expand map ↓Mount Hood, Oregon · updated daily
FRI 10·09
50° / 35°
rain · 64%
SAT 10·10
40° / 32°
cloud · 15%
SUN 10·11
47° / 33°
clear · 7%
MON 10·12
56° / 34°
clear · 0%
TUE 10·13
56° / 38°
cloud · 6%
Route profile · camps
Day by day
Camp spots below are estimated to balance the daily miles; exact sites depend on conditions and bookings. Your dates, pace and direction reshape it live.
Trailhead → Camp 1
Camp 1 → Camp 2
Camp 2 → Camp 3
Camp 3 → Back to trailhead
Best months
share of dry days · Open-Meteo Archive (ERA5), 10-year normals at the trailhead