Old Growth
Old Growth Trail is a 1-mile trail in Mt. Hood National Forest, Oregon. The Forest Service rates it trail class 5, fully developed. The forest has not published allowed uses for it.
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 end | 45.4845° N, 121.8131° W · Directions ↗ |
| Other end | 45.4974° N, 121.8166° 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
| Length | 1 mile, all of it evaluated accessible |
| Trail class | 5, fully developed |
| Type | land trail |
| Surface | native material |
| Typical grade | 0-5 percent |
| Typical tread width | 36-48 inches |
| Accessibility | At least one segment meets Forest Service accessibility guidelines |
| Trail numbers | 657 |
| Forest | Mt. Hood National Forest (unit 0606) |
| States | Oregon |
| Detail published | basic 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
Trailheads
Lost Lake Butte Trailhead Open May Friday-Monday, a road barricade is staffed 4 miles below the entrance to the resort. Once parking capacity has reached 50% vehicles will be turned around at that location. This is the result of parking congestion along the roadways accessing the campground and resort. The congestion has made it difficult for emergency personnel to access the site. | 0.1 mi |
Old Skyline - Lost Lake Trailhead No season published · listed closed Friday-Monday, a road barricade is staffed 4 miles below the entrance to the resort. Once parking capacity has reached 50% vehicles will be turned around at that location. This is the result of parking congestion along the roadways accessing the campground and resort. The congestion has made it difficult for emergency personnel to access the site. | 0.2 mi |
Old Growth Trailhead No season published | 0.2 mi |
Lakeshore Trailhead No season published | 0.3 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
- PrescribedBull Piles Rx East
3 mi from the trail midpoint
- PrescribedBronco Piles Rx East
5 mi from the trail midpoint
- PrescribedWard Pile Rx - East
14 mi from the trail midpoint · 29 acres
- WildfireGrasshopper
22 mi from the trail midpoint · 93,972 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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Reference
Questions people ask
How long is the Old Growth Trail?
The Forest Service records 1 mile under this name in Mt. Hood National Forest, the sum of 1 segment. All of it is evaluated as accessible.
Source: Forest Service trail layer
What is allowed on the Old Growth Trail?
Mt. Hood National Forest has not published allowed uses for this trail. The forest office can say what is open.
Where does the Old Growth Trail start?
The line begins at 45.4845° N, 121.8131° W and ends at 45.4974° N, 121.8166° W. The nearest recorded trailhead is Lost Lake Butte Trailhead, 0.1 miles from the line. The record does not say which end is the usual start.
Source: Forest Service trail layer
Is the Old Growth Trail in a wilderness area?
No. The trail line does not cross any polygon in the National Wilderness Preservation System layer.
Source: Wilderness Connect
Where can I camp near the Old Growth Trail?
Lost Lake Campground, Resort and Day Use Area (0.2 mi) and Lost Lake Resort And Campground (0.4 mi) are within five miles of the trail. The camping section lists all 2 with site counts and booking links.
How developed is the Old Growth Trail?
Trail class 5, which the Forest Service describes as fully 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 Old Growth Trail?
The typical grade is 0-5 percent. The typical tread is 36-48 inches wide.
Source: Forest Service trail layer
Is the Old Growth Trail accessible?
The Forest Service has evaluated 1 mile of this trail as meeting its accessibility guidelines. The surface is native material.
Source: Forest Service trail layer
Who manages the Old Growth Trail?
Mt. Hood National Forest, Forest Service unit 0606. The trail is in Oregon.
Is there a fire near the Old Growth Trail?
The interagency feed shows 4 active incidents within 50 miles of the trail midpoint as of 2026-11-01, the nearest Bull Piles Rx East at 3 miles. Check the forest's closure orders before you go.
Source: Fire nearby
Source
This page is built from 1 segment named Old Growth 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.