Oregon · Hiking · Clackamas Wilderness · Near Mount Hood Villages

Memaloose Lake

3.5 mi
round trip
1,603 ft
climb
4,822 ft
high point
Out and back
route

Is Memaloose Lake open right now?

Closure in the area

There's a closure order in Clackamas River Ranger District. It doesn't name Memaloose Lake, 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.

Memaloose Lake is a moderate out-and-back hike in Oregon's Clackamas Wilderness, within the Clackamas River Ranger District of Mt. Hood National Forest. The trail is managed by the Forest Service and runs about 3.5 miles, with a total elevation gain of 1,603 feet. The route starts at roughly 3,544 feet and climbs to a high point of 4,822 feet, with the steepest stretch at about 1.3 miles in, where the grade reaches 38 percent. The trip takes about two hours. The trail is natural-surfaced, and the climb is the main challenge, with the route gaining and losing the same amount of elevation on the way up and back. The South Fork Clackamas River, about 3.5 miles away, and Wash Creek, about 3.9 miles away, offer canoeing. The Clackamas River hike and the Coethedral climbing area are both about 5.2 miles away.

Around this trail

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    Memaloose Lake

    Campground

    Campground · 0.2 mi from the trail
  • If it rainsIan Poellet, CC BY-SA 3.0 · Wikimedia Commons

    Philip Foster Farm

    Museum

    Museum · 19 mi from Mount Hood Villages

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

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Route details

Distance
3.5 mi round trip
Climbing
About 1,603 ft
Summit
4,857 ft
Difficulty
Moderate
Time
About 2 hours

Questions about this route

How long is the Memaloose Lake on South Fork Mountain?

About 3.5 mi round trip.

How much elevation gain is on the Memaloose Lake?

About 1,603 ft of climbing round trip.

How hard is the Memaloose Lake?

It is rated moderate.

How long does the Memaloose Lake take?

About 2 hours round trip.

Conditions and forecast on South Fork Mountain

Daily highs and lows, wind and the chance of precipitation at the summit and route start for the next 7 days, from the Open-Meteo model.