Mt. Hood National Forest · Oregon
Hunchback
9.2 mi of trail, end to end · native material surface · trail No. 793 · trail class 2 · typical grade 12-20% · tread 18-24 inches wide
Begins at the forest's mile 0, 45.3422, -121.9406 - no trailhead mapped Drive to where the trail begins
Cool Creek Trailhead the Forest Service's write-up
No fee.
The small Cool Creek trailhead accesses Cool Creek Trail which leads up Hunchback Mountain in the Salmon-Huckleberry Wilderness. The trail is primarily forested with a few breaks allowing views of Mt Hood, particularly near the southern end of the trail. Space for up to 10 small vehicles. Provides access to: Cool Creek Trail #794
This trailhead on fs.usda.gov
Lower Hunchback Trailhead the Forest Service's write-up
No fees required.
The Lower Hunchback Trailhead, located in the parking lot at the Zigzag Ranger Station, provides access to the west end of the Hunchback Trail into the middle of the Salmon-Huckleberry Wilderness Area. This trail traverses the forested Hunchback Ridge which has several rocky viewpoints along the route.
Provides access to: Hunchback Trail #793
This trailhead on fs.usda.gov
Every trail in Mt. Hood National Forest
About this trail's facts
The lines are the US Forest Service's National Forest System trails layer (public domain), read 2026-10-16 and simplified for the map; the length is the line's, end to end, and the class, surface, grade and tread width are the forest's own entries where it publishes them - a forest that publishes the centreline alone has none. The trailheads and the points along the way are the Service's recreation points, and the write-ups its own recarea text, unedited. Heights come from USGS 3DEP through Terrain Tiles on AWS (Mapzen/Tilezen), read along each line and rounded; a short trail on steep ground can be off by a few tens of feet. Closures change: check the forest's own site before you go.
