Eightmile Interpretive
Oregon
Free — you'll pick up right here.
1.1 mi
Distance
241 ft
Gain
28 min
Time
No verdict for this trail
We won't guess. Here is exactly what we do and don't know.
What we do know
Inside Mt. Hood National Forest
2 managing-area boundaries mapped — agency alerts for them feed this page automatically.
Boundary data
What's missing
No access route mapped
We don't yet know which road reaches this trailhead, so we can't tell you if it's gated.
Nobody's filed a report here yet — be the first.
Why you'll love it
Here's your day, mapped
Eightmile Interpretive
Suggested plan · check conditions before you go
Meals
Gear for the day
Elevation & route
- Distance
- 1.1 mi
- Elevation gain
- 241 ft
- Elevation loss
- 241 ft
- Highest point
- 3,769 ft
- Lowest point
- 3,672 ft
Photos
Directions & GPX
Permits & access
- Managing agency
- Forest Service
- Surface
- Gravel
- Accessibility
- Accessible trail (Forest Service accessibility status)
Source for surface, accessibility: USDA Forest Service National Forest System Trails (EDW)
About this trail
The Eightmile Interpretive trail is a short out-and-back hike in Oregon managed by the Forest Service, covering 1.12 miles with 200 feet of elevation gain.
Facts about this trail
The climb
- High point
- 3,769 ft
- Total climbing
- 241 ft
- Total descent
- 241 ft
- Steepest stretch
- 11% grade around mile 0.3 on the way out
- Length (round trip)
- 1.1 mi
- Shape
- Out and back
Source: Roamze elevation profile and trail geometry (DEM samples along the mapped route)
Where it is
- Barlow Ranger District · Ranger district
- Mt. Hood National Forest · National forest
- Managed by
- Forest Service
Conditions
Active alerts for Barlow Ranger District as of Oct 9, 2026:
Closure in place for Grasshopper Fire
critical · posted Oct 1, 2026
Sportsman's Park Fire & Occupancy Restrictions
information · posted Aug 24, 2026
Source: USFS forest alerts
Nearby
- Lower Eight Mile CrossingCamping0.1 mi
- Eightmile LoopHiking0.7 mi
- EightmileCamping0.8 mi
- Pebble FordCamping1.3 mi
- Campfire bouldersRock climbing1.7 mi
- UnderhillHiking1.8 mi
- Bulo PointRock climbing3.2 mi
- East Fork Hood RiverCanoeing7.1 mi
Source: Roamze catalog (indexable pages within 10 miles, PostGIS distance)
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