Timberline Trail

Information

Distance

66.0 km

Duration

3–5 days

Max elevation

2,200 m

Country

United States (US)

Difficulty

Berat — total pendakian ~2.700 m dan penyeberangan sungai gletser berbahaya (Sandy River, Eliot Creek washout) tanpa jembatan

Best Season

Pertengahan Juli–awal Oktober (setelah salju mencair)

Permits & Fees

Wilderness permit gratis (isi sendiri di trailhead); parkir berbayar (Northwest Forest Pass/tiket harian) di Timberline Lodge; tanpa lotere

Description

The Timberline Trail (#600) is a ~40.7-mile (66 km) loop that fully circumnavigates Mount Hood, Oregon's highest peak at 11,250 ft (3,429 m), entirely within Mount Hood National Forest. Built by the Civilian Conservation Corps in the 1930s, it is usually completed in 3–5 days with roughly 9,000 ft (2,700 m) of cumulative climbing, crossing old-growth forest, subalpine wildflower meadows, active glacier margins, and rocky ridgelines. Its crux is not the elevation but the unbridged glacier-fed river crossings — chiefly the Sandy River and the Eliot Creek washout — which run high and silty and are safest forded in the early morning when flows are lowest. The trail shares about 11 miles with the Pacific Crest Trail and is regarded as one of the most iconic volcano-circling loops in the Pacific Northwest.

Trail Highlights

Mengelilingi penuh Gunung Hood (3.429 m), stratovolkano tertinggi di Oregon; melewati Ramona Falls, tepi Eliot Glacier, padang bunga subalpine Elk Cove dan Paradise Park; berbagi ~11 mil jalur dengan Pacific Crest Trail; titik tertinggi di Lamberson Spur (2.200 m)