McNeil Point Via Scramble, near Welches, Oregon
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Trail stats
- Distance
- 9.38 mi
- Elevation gain
- 2,556 ft
- Technical difficulty
- Difficult
- Elevation loss
- 2,556 ft
- Max elevation
- 6,132 ft
- TrailRank
- 39
- Min elevation
- 3,776 ft
- Trail type
- Loop
- Time
- 6 hours 53 minutes
- Coordinates
- 1419
- Uploaded
- August 10, 2014
- Recorded
- August 2014
near Lost Lake Resort, Oregon (United States)
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Itinerary description
Without a doubt, this is the most spectacular trail of all of Mt Hood. The views of majestic Mt Hood begin at just under a mile, when you turn around Bald Mountain. Then the trail gets woodsy for a while to emerge at the McNeil Lower Viewpoint, with glorious views of Mt Hood, the Sandy Glacier and the Sandy River Valley. Instead of taking the usual route through the ponds, this hike takes the more adventurous "scramble trail", which climbs to McNeil Point in just 0.4 miles (thanks to aircooled of PortlandHikers for the tip). The views along the scramble are really amazing: Mt Hood and the glaciers and waterfalls, the Sandy Valley, and then Mt St Helens, Mt Rainier and Mt Adams to the north. Upon reaching the McNeal shelter, the views are even more expansive and spectacular. The return loop goes through flower-filled meadows and brooks galore down to a nice shallow pond with a view of Mt Hood and its reflection in the water. Oh, and huckleberries near the trailhead. What more could you ask for. If you could only do a single hike in Mt Hood, this is definitely it!
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Waypoint
5,343 ft
Scramble Junction
McNealPointViaScramble
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