Oregon · Hiking · Clackamas Wilderness · Near Mount Hood Villages

Hillockburn

HillockburnPhoto: Forest Service Pacific Northwest Region, Public Domain Mark (via Flickr)
2.9 mi
round trip
2,057 ft
climb
2,394 ft
high point
Out and back
route
Jun–Sep
best months

Is Hillockburn open right now?

Closure in the area

There's a closure order in Clackamas River Ranger District. It doesn't name Hillockburn, so check the source for the area it covers.

As of · Source: USFS · Clackamas River Ranger District. Agencies don't list every closure — check before you go.

Hillockburn is a hard out-and-back hike in the Clackamas Wilderness, part of the Clackamas River Ranger District of Mt. Hood National Forest in Oregon. The trail runs about 2.9 miles, with a total elevation gain of 2,057 feet, and the high point reaches 2,394 feet. The steepest stretch comes at about 0.86 miles in, where the grade reaches 29 percent. Summer is the most comfortable time to go. Typical averages from a nearby weather station at Three Lynx, which sits well below the trail, show July and August highs in the upper 70s with only four or five wet days a month. Winter is cold and wet, with highs around 41 degrees and 20 or more wet days a month from November through January. The trip takes about two hours. The nearest neighbors are Memaloose and Clackamas Falls, about 2.1 miles away, and Lazy Bend campground and the South Fork Clackamas River, both about 2.2 miles off.

Around this trail

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  • Sleep close

    Lazy Bend

    Campground

    The next 8 weekends are full on Recreation.gov
  • If it rainsIan Poellet, CC BY-SA 3.0 · Wikimedia Commons

    Philip Foster Farm

    Museum

    Museum · 14 mi from Mount Hood Villages

Places © OpenStreetMap contributors · Photos: Ian Poellet, CC BY-SA 3.0 (commons)

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Local outfitters

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  • Best time to go · Jun–Sep

    Best time to visit Hillockburn

    Best months: June–September. Best months have typical highs of 55–85 °F, lows of 30 °F or warmer (32 °F where the station doesn't record snow), at most one snowy day and no more than 12 wet days.

    1. Jan

      41° / 33°

      20 wet

    2. Feb

      46° / 33°

      18 wet

    3. Mar

      51° / 35°

      20 wet

    4. Apr

      57° / 39°

      19 wet

    5. May

      64° / 44°

      16 wet

    6. Jun

      69° / 49°

      11 wet

    7. Jul

      78° / 53°

      5 wet

    8. Aug

      79° / 52°

      4 wet

    9. Sep

      73° / 48°

      8 wet

    10. Oct

      59° / 42°

      14 wet

    11. Nov

      47° / 37°

      20 wet

    12. Dec

      41° / 32°

      21 wet

    Typical high / low (°F) and days with rain or snow, 1991–2020. Measured at Three Lynx, OR, 9.5 mi away at 1,120 ft. The station sits about 1,300 ft lower than this place, so expect it a little cooler here. This station doesn't record snowfall. Source: NOAA NCEI U.S. Climate Normals 1991–2020.

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