Mt. Hood National Forest · Oregon · Trail 401

Tanner Butte

Tanner Butte Trail is a 5.5 miles trail in Mt. Hood National Forest, Oregon. The Forest Service rates it trail class 1, minimally developed. The forest has not published allowed uses for it. It enters Mark O. Hatfield 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 end45.6213, -121.9251 · Directions ↗
Other end45.5536, -121.9051 · 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

Length5.5 miles
Trail class1, minimally developed
Typeland trail
Surfacenative material
Typical grade10-12 percent
Typical tread width12-18 inches
AccessibilityEvaluated and does not meet accessibility guidelines
Trail numbers401
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.

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

The Forest Service recreation layer records no trailhead within a third of a mile of this trail's line. Many trails start from a road pullout or another trail with no trailhead record. The forest's recreation pages list the trailheads it does publish.

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. The recreation page link goes to the Forest Service site, which may redirect to the forest's recreation index.

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

  • Wildfire
    High Lava

    22 mi from the trail midpoint · 2,899 acres · 60% contained

  • Wildfire
    Grasshopper

    30 mi from the trail midpoint · 93,996 acres · 98% contained

  • Wildfire
    The Narrows

    31 mi from the trail midpoint · 305 acres · 98% contained

  • Wildfire
    Austin

    39 mi from the trail midpoint · 12,881 acres · 87% 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 Tanner Butte Trail?

5.5 miles, the sum of the 1 segment the Forest Service records under this name in Mt. Hood National Forest.

Source: Forest Service trail layer

What is allowed on the Tanner Butte 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 Tanner Butte Trail start?

The line begins at 45.6213, -121.9251 and ends at 45.5536, -121.9051. No Forest Service trailhead is recorded within a third of a mile of it. The record does not say which end is the usual start.

Source: Forest Service trail layer

Is the Tanner Butte Trail in a wilderness area?

Yes. It enters Mark O. Hatfield Wilderness. Wilderness rules ban bicycles and motor vehicles and often limit group size.

Source: Mark O. Hatfield Wilderness Wilderness

Where can I camp near the Tanner Butte Trail?

Eagle Creek Campground (1.4 mi) and Eagle Creek Overlook Grp Site (1.5 mi) are within five miles of the trail. Site counts and booking links are on Campsite Atlas.

Source: Campsite Atlas

How developed is the Tanner Butte Trail?

Trail class 1, which the Forest Service describes as minimally 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 Tanner Butte Trail?

The typical grade is 10-12 percent. The typical tread is 12-18 inches wide.

Source: Forest Service trail layer

Is the Tanner Butte Trail accessible?

No. The Forest Service evaluated it and found it does not meet its accessibility guidelines.

Source: Forest Service trail layer

Who manages the Tanner Butte 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 Tanner Butte Trail?

4 active incidents within 50 miles of the trail midpoint as of 2026-09-17, the nearest High Lava at 22 miles. Check the forest's closure orders before you go.

Source: Fire nearby

Source

This page is built from 1 segment named TANNER BUTTE 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 September 17, 2026. The methodology page explains how segments become trails.