Wahtum Switchback
Oregon
Free — you'll pick up right here.
0.3 mi
Distance
159 ft
Gain
19 min
Time
Conditions: Caution
for mountain biking, todayAgency alerts are in effect for this area; weather is good
2 factors · 2 sources
Newest 19 h ago · oldest 19 h
caution: Agency alerts
6 active alerts in Mt. Hood National Forest; most severe: The Dalles Watershed Closure
USFSPosted May 20, 1985 · checked 19 h ago
clear: Weather
Clouds, high 69°F / low 42°F, 0% precip — 100/100 for mountain biking
OpenWeather19 h ago
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Wahtum Switchback
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Elevation & route
- Distance
- 0.3 mi
- Elevation gain
- 159 ft
- Elevation loss
- 87 ft
- Highest point
- 3,962 ft
- Lowest point
- 3,789 ft
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About this trail
Wahtum Switchback is a 0.34-mile trail at Rainy-Kingsley North Trailhead in Oregon with 253 feet of elevation gain. The trail is managed by the Forest Service.
Permits & access
- Managing agency
- Forest Service
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