Top Rated Hiking Trails
near Rhododendron, Oregon
Rhododendron, Oregon
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8 Track Trail #150
3.3 mi 5.4 km • 631' Up 192.48 m Up • 66' Down 20.12 m Down
![If you pay attention, sometimes you can see the river.](https://hikingproject.com/assets/photos/hike/7037162_smallMed_1555085374.jpg?cache=1719660026)
Wyeth Trail #411
6.7 mi 10.8 km • 3,974' Up 1211.3 m Up • 370' Down 112.83 m Down
Upper Mulkey Creek Trail
1.3 mi 2.0 km • 424' Up 129.14 m Up • 36' Down 10.88 m Down
Lookout Mountain Road
4.3 mi 6.9 km • 758' Up 231.01 m Up • 192' Down 58.64 m Down
![Approaching cutoff trail junction on Buck Mountain Loop.](https://hikingproject.com/assets/photos/hike/7079942_smallMed_1629437343.jpg?cache=1719034923)
Buck Mountain Loop
7.0 mi 11.3 km • 1,230' Up 374.92 m Up • 1,235' Down 376.49 m Down
Hares Canyon Trail
2.9 mi 4.7 km • 191' Up 58.08 m Up • 658' Down 200.41 m Down
![Mount St. Helens from the Placid Lake Trail](https://hikingproject.com/assets/photos/hike/7039932_smallMed_1555092820.jpg?cache=1719048057)
Placid Lake Trail #29
3.2 mi 5.2 km • 1,073' Up 326.99 m Up • 130' Down 39.52 m Down
![Carl Lake](https://hikingproject.com/assets/photos/hike/7076997_smallMed_1613765528.jpg?cache=1719661268)
Cabot Lake Trail #4003
10.8 mi 17.4 km • 2,180' Up 664.39 m Up • 1,072' Down 326.86 m Down
![Couleurs chaudes et feuille d'érable. Maple leafs and warm colors.](https://hikingproject.com/assets/photos/hike/7044982_smallMed_1665951749.jpg?cache=1719659601)
Looking Glass Lake
0.9 mi 1.4 km • 0' Up 0.11 m Up • 391' Down 119.23 m Down
![Checking out the snack situation](https://hikingproject.com/assets/photos/hike/7058601_smallMed_1557694248.jpg?cache=1719041267)
Polallie Ridge Trail #643A
2.8 mi 4.6 km • 1,513' Up 461.16 m Up • 41' Down 12.45 m Down
![Clear green waters on Shellrock Lake](https://hikingproject.com/assets/photos/hike/7051579_smallMed_1555693161.jpg?cache=1719048529)
Shellrock Lake Trail #700
1.7 mi 2.8 km • 770' Up 234.64 m Up • 114' Down 34.76 m Down
Peak 1443 Trail
0.7 mi 1.1 km • 763' Up 232.61 m Up • 0' Down 0 m Down
![Silver Star (L), Mount Saint Helens (center), and Mount Rainier (R)](https://hikingproject.com/assets/photos/hike/7047603_smallMed_1555537446.jpg?cache=1719660345)
Indian Pits Trail #180E
0.8 mi 1.3 km • 174' Up 53.11 m Up • 259' Down 79.08 m Down
Confluence Trail
1.3 mi 2.1 km • 18' Up 5.47 m Up • 15' Down 4.55 m Down
![Pumice everywhere!](https://hikingproject.com/assets/photos/hike/7070826_smallMed_1594432455.jpg?cache=1719661085)
Truman Trail #207
4.3 mi 6.9 km • 573' Up 174.62 m Up • 589' Down 179.62 m Down
East Fork Trail #650
6.8 mi 11.0 km • 1,063' Up 324.01 m Up • 399' Down 121.73 m Down
Loowit #216: Butte Camp - Ptarmigan
2.1 mi 3.3 km • 291' Up 88.76 m Up • 332' Down 101.15 m Down
Browder Ridge Trail #3409
4.4 mi 7.0 km • 1,238' Up 377.27 m Up • 233' Down 71.1 m Down
![Birth of A Lake](https://hikingproject.com/assets/photos/hike/7054484_smallMed_1555706953.jpg?cache=1719048644)
Lakes Trail
12.9 mi 20.8 km • 4,128' Up 1258.2 m Up • 1,732' Down 527.98 m Down
![Foot Bridge over small seasonal stream.](https://hikingproject.com/assets/photos/hike/7069580_smallMed_1586456219.jpg?cache=1719661048)
Gee Creek Trail Segment
0.2 mi 0.3 km • 12' Up 3.8 m Up • 44' Down 13.31 m Down
Rich Guadagno Memorial Loop Trail #T400
1.0 mi 1.6 km • 187' Up 57.11 m Up • 57' Down 17.48 m Down
Vista Loop
3.2 mi 5.2 km • 516' Up 157.15 m Up • 123' Down 37.57 m Down
![Interesting view looking east.](https://hikingproject.com/assets/photos/hike/7020127_smallMed_1554837863.jpg?cache=1719659532)
Loowit #216: Ptarmigan - June Lake
2.9 mi 4.7 km • 76' Up 23.03 m Up • 1,402' Down 427.42 m Down
Mainline
0.6 mi 1.0 km • 45' Up 13.79 m Up • 34' Down 10.27 m Down
![The view over Gone Creek Campground to Mt. Hood from the Southshore Trail is sure to impress. Photo by Gene Blick.](https://hikingproject.com/assets/photos/hike/7027304_smallMed_1554915917.jpg?cache=1719047547)
Southshore Trail #529
3.2 mi 5.2 km • 314' Up 95.68 m Up • 236' Down 71.81 m Down
![Rapids along the river](https://hikingproject.com/assets/photos/hike/7063344_smallMed_1569380113.jpg?cache=1719034386)
West Metolius River Trail #4018
6.7 mi 10.8 km • 107' Up 32.72 m Up • 292' Down 88.86 m Down
![Mount Adams over some lingering snow on the summit](https://hikingproject.com/assets/photos/hike/7070424_smallMed_1593276614.jpg?cache=1719034633)
Observation Peak Trail #132A
0.5 mi 0.9 km • 381' Up 116.2 m Up • 0' Down 0 m Down