Horseshoe
Oregon
Free — you'll pick up right here.
3.6 mi
Distance
1,836 ft
Gain
2h 5m
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
Horseshoe
Suggested plan · check conditions before you go
Meals
Gear for the day
Elevation & route
- Distance
- 3.6 mi
- Elevation gain
- 1,836 ft
- Elevation loss
- 1,836 ft
- Highest point
- 4,733 ft
- Lowest point
- 3,426 ft
Photos
Directions & GPX
Permits & access
- Managing agency
- Forest Service
About this trail
Horseshoe is a 3.60-mile out-and-back trail in Oregon with 1,772 feet of elevation gain. The trail returns via the same path it went out on.
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