Oregon · Trail 781

Douglas

Douglas Trail is a 7.1-mile trail in Mt. Hood National Forest, Oregon. The Forest Service rates it trail class 3, developed. The forest has not published allowed uses for it. It enters Salmon-Huckleberry Wilderness.

Trail conditions, closures and hazards are not tracked here. The Mt. Hood National Forest official page carries current alerts and closure orders.

Map

One end Other endLine simplified to about 100 metres. Basemap from the USGS National Map.

One end45.3041° N, 122.1248° W · Directions ↗
Other end45.2853° N, 122.0232° W · Directions ↗

The ends are the two ends of the longest connected chain of segments. The record does not say which is the usual start. The trail is recorded as 12 segments.

The trail

Length7.1 miles
Trail class3, developed
Typeland trail
Surfacenative material
Typical grade12-20 percent
Typical tread width18-24 inches
AccessibilityNot evaluated
Trail numbers781
ForestMt. Hood National Forest (unit 0606)
StatesOregon
Detail publishedbasic characteristics

Values are the set across all segments. Class 1 is minimally developed and class 5 is fully developed. Grade and width are the forest's typical values, not measured extremes.

Weather by month

NOAA climate normals →
Weather by month near Douglas Trail30°40°50°60°70°January: 10.26 inches of precipitation, 0.7 inches of snowFebruary: 7.95 inches of precipitation, 1.2 inches of snowMarch: 8.50 inches of precipitation, 0.2 inches of snowApril: 7.34 inches of precipitation, 0.0 inches of snowMay: 5.72 inches of precipitation, 0.0 inches of snowJune: 3.96 inches of precipitation, 0.0 inches of snowJuly: 0.95 inches of precipitation, 0.0 inches of snowAugust: 1.20 inches of precipitation, 0.0 inches of snowSeptember: 3.42 inches of precipitation, 0.0 inches of snowOctober: 7.37 inches of precipitation, 0.0 inches of snowNovember: 10.62 inches of precipitation, 0.2 inches of snowDecember: 11.67 inches of precipitation, 0.6 inches of snowJanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDecJanuary: 39.5°F averageFebruary: 41.6°F averageMarch: 44.6°F averageApril: 48.7°F averageMay: 54.8°F averageJune: 59.3°F averageJuly: 65.2°F averageAugust: 65.9°F averageSeptember: 61.3°F averageOctober: 52.6°F averageNovember: 44.3°F averageDecember: 39.1°F average0 in5 in10 in15 inTemp °FInches
The line is the average temperature and the bars are average precipitation at Headworks Portland Wtr B, 11 miles from the trail midpoint at 748 feet, station USC00353770 in the NOAA monthly climate normals for 1991 to 2020. Precipitation totals about 79 inches a year. The dotted line is average snowfall, about 3 inches a year on the same inches scale. The station sits about 2,600 feet lower than the trail midpoint, so temperatures on the ground run cooler.

Wilderness

Inside a designated wilderness, bicycles and motor vehicles are prohibited by law regardless of the trail record, and permits or group limits may apply.

Trailheads

Eagle Creek Trailhead (Clackamas County)
No season published · listed closed
Wilderness restrictions apply.
under 0.1 mi
Douglas Trailhead
No season published
Wilderness regulations apply in Salmon-Huckleberry Wilderness.
0.2 mi

Distance is from the point to the nearest part of the trail line. Season text is what the forest wrote and is often a season name rather than a date.

Trails nearby

Camping nearby

Campsite Atlas cards carry site counts and booking links from Recreation.gov. Forest Service cards come from the recreation layer and link the agency page.

Fire nearby

  • Prescribed
    Podunk Admin Piles Rx - West

    12 mi from the trail midpoint

  • Prescribed
    Timber Lake/Ripplebrook Admin Piles Rx - West

    14 mi from the trail midpoint

  • Prescribed
    Fawn Stew Piles Rx - West

    14 mi from the trail midpoint

  • Wildfire
    Austin

    20 mi from the trail midpoint · 12,888 acres · 98% contained

Distance is to the reported incident point, not the fire edge. Closure orders are on the forest's official page.

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Guidebooks for Oregon

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Reference

Questions people ask

How long is the Douglas Trail?

The Forest Service records 7.1 miles under this name in Mt. Hood National Forest, the sum of 12 segments.

Source: Forest Service trail layer

What is allowed on the Douglas Trail?

Mt. Hood National Forest has not published allowed uses for this trail. The forest office can say what is open.

Source: Mt. Hood National Forest official page

Where does the Douglas Trail start?

The line begins at 45.3041° N, 122.1248° W and ends at 45.2853° N, 122.0232° W. The nearest recorded trailhead is Eagle Creek Trailhead (Clackamas County), under 0.1 miles from the line. The record does not say which end is the usual start.

Source: Forest Service trail layer

Is the Douglas Trail in a wilderness area?

Yes. It enters Salmon-Huckleberry Wilderness. Wilderness rules ban bicycles and motor vehicles and often limit group size.

Source: Salmon-Huckleberry Wilderness

Where can I camp near the Douglas Trail?

Green Canyon Campground & Day Use Area (4 mi) is within five miles of the trail. The camping section lists it with site counts and booking links.

Source: Campsite Atlas

How developed is the Douglas Trail?

Trail class 3, which the Forest Service describes as developed. Class 1 is a minimal, unimproved route and class 5 is fully developed, often paved.

Source: Forest Service trail layer

How steep and how wide is the Douglas Trail?

The typical grade is 12-20 percent. The typical tread is 18-24 inches wide.

Source: Forest Service trail layer

Who manages the Douglas Trail?

Mt. Hood National Forest, Forest Service unit 0606. The trail is in Oregon.

Source: Mt. Hood National Forest official page

Is there a fire near the Douglas Trail?

The interagency feed shows 4 active incidents within 50 miles of the trail midpoint as of 2026-11-01, the nearest Podunk Admin Piles Rx - West at 12 miles. Check the forest's closure orders before you go.

Source: Fire nearby

Source

This page is built from 12 segments named Douglas in the Forest Service TrailNFS_Publish layer, administrative unit 0606. Wilderness overlap is tested against the National Wilderness Preservation System layer from Wilderness Connect. Trailheads and Forest Service campgrounds come from the Forest Service Recreation Opportunities layer. Data refreshed November 1, 2026. The methodology page explains how segments become trails.