Oregon · Cross-country skiing · Near Mount Hood Villages

Huckleberry Trail

0.3 mi
round trip
33 ft
climb
4,339 ft
high point
Out and back
route
Jun–Sep
best months

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Alert in the area

The Forest Service lists 6 alerts for Mt. Hood National Forest.

As of · Source: USFS · Mt. Hood National Forest. Agencies don't list every closure — check before you go.

Huckleberry Trail is a short, flat cross-country ski route in Oregon's Mt. Hood National Forest, within the Hood River Ranger District. The Forest Service manages the land, and the trail is easy to ski, with a total round-trip distance of about half a mile and a high point of 4,339 feet. The route is an out-and-back with almost no elevation change, about 33 feet up and 33 feet back down, so it is a quick outing for skiers looking for a short run on the snow. Winter is the natural season for cross-country skiing here. Typical averages from the nearby Government Camp weather station show January highs around 37°F with lows near 26°F. Summer is much milder, with July and August highs near 70°F and only about four wet days a month, though the station sits roughly 360 feet below the trail. Mountain View Trail and the Upper Mountain View Cutoff both lie about a tenth of a mile away, making them easy additions to a longer ski day. Alpine Campground and Badger Lake, both campgrounds, are each about 3.5 to 4 miles off.

Around this trail

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  • Sleep close

    Camp Windy Campground

    Campground

    Campground · 3.0 mi from the trail
  • Eat after

    Vertical

    Restaurant

    On your way back · 2 mi

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  • Best time to go · Jun–Sep

    Best time to visit Huckleberry Trail

    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

      37° / 26°

      20 wet

    2. Feb

      38° / 26°

      17 wet

    3. Mar

      41° / 28°

      20 wet

    4. Apr

      45° / 31°

      18 wet

    5. May

      54° / 36°

      15 wet

    6. Jun

      59° / 41°

      10 wet

    7. Jul

      69° / 48°

      4 wet

    8. Aug

      70° / 48°

      4 wet

    9. Sep

      64° / 45°

      8 wet

    10. Oct

      53° / 37°

      13 wet

    11. Nov

      42° / 30°

      18 wet

    12. Dec

      35° / 26°

      21 wet

    Typical high / low (°F) and days with rain or snow, 1991–2020. Measured at Government Camp, OR, 5.4 mi away at 3,980 ft. This station doesn't record snowfall. Source: NOAA NCEI U.S. Climate Normals 1991–2020.

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