Mt. Hood National Forest · Oregon
Mt. Defiance
2.9 mi of trail, end to end · native material surface · trail No. 413 · trail class 2 · typical grade 8-10% · tread 12-18 inches wide
Trailhead Mt. Defiance South Trailhead Drive there
Mt. Defiance South Trailhead the Forest Service's write-up
No fee.
No amenities. Trailhead is a pullout along the road that will accommodate 4 to 5 vehicles. Road to trailhead is rough and dusty.
Provides access to: Mt. Defiance Trail #413 , Bear Lake Trail 413A , Wyeth Trail #411 . These trails access Mark O. Hatfield Wilderness.
Restrictions <a href="http://www.fs.usda.gov/detail/mthood/specialplaces/?cid=stelprdb5192346">Wilderness regulations apply</a> within Mark O Hatfield Wilderness.
This trailhead on fs.usda.gov
Every trail in Mt. Hood National Forest
Other trails from the Mt. Defiance South Trailhead
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.
