Cloud Cap Trailhead
From Portland Hikers Field Guide
- Latitude: 45.4024
- Longitude: -121.6546
- Maps: Portland Hikers Maps Google Earth
- Elevation: 5850 feet
- Driving time from Portland: 2 hours
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Hikes starting here
- Elk Cove from Cloud Cap Hike (TH | <-- --> | LOG)
- Cooper Spur Hike (TH | <-- --> | LOG)
- Eliot Moraine Hike (TH | <-- --> | LOG)
- Gnarl Ridge from Cloud Cap Hike (TH | <-- --> | LOG)
- Tilly Jane Hike (TH | <-- --> | LOG)
- Timberline Trail around Mount Hood Hike (TH | <-- --> | LOG)
The Cloud Cap Trailhead is located near the historic Cloud Cap Inn, a rustic lodge build in the 1890s. Though the lodge is not open to the public, the grounds are scenic and worth visiting as part of your trip to the area. The Cloud Cap Saddle campground has picnic tables and tent sites and an excellent, ice-cold water supply. There is also a restroom.
Driving Directions
This trailhead can be reached by following Highway 35 south of Hood River to signs pointing to the Cooper Spur Ski Resort, then following the bumpy 9-mile Cloud Cap Road from the Cooper Spur ski area. As you round a final bend on the Cloud Cap Road, a spectacular view of the fearsome north face of Mount Hood suddenly appears. The trailhead is just a few hundred yards beyond, at the Cloud Cap Saddle campground. The road continues another 0.2 miles to historic Cloud Cap Inn.
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