Oregon · Trail 600A

Tilly Jane

Tilly Jane Trail is a 1.7-mile trail in Mt. Hood National Forest, Oregon. The Forest Service rates it trail class 2, moderately developed. The forest has not published allowed uses for it. It enters Mount Hood 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 end45.4020° N, 121.6552° W · Directions ↗
Other end45.3898° N, 121.6591° 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 2 segments.

The trail

Length1.7 miles, all of it evaluated accessible
Trail class2, moderately developed
Typeland trail
Surfacenative material
Typical grade5-8 percent
AccessibilityAt least one segment meets Forest Service accessibility guidelines
Trail numbers600A
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 Tilly Jane Trail30°40°50°60°January: 12.61 inches of precipitation, 48.8 inches of snowFebruary: 9.64 inches of precipitation, 39.5 inches of snowMarch: 9.41 inches of precipitation, 35.6 inches of snowApril: 7.78 inches of precipitation, 17.6 inches of snowMay: 5.75 inches of precipitation, 4.2 inches of snowJune: 4.01 inches of precipitation, 0.6 inches of snowJuly: 0.88 inches of precipitation, 0.0 inches of snowAugust: 1.09 inches of precipitation, 0.0 inches of snowSeptember: 3.06 inches of precipitation, 0.2 inches of snowOctober: 8.42 inches of precipitation, 3.8 inches of snowNovember: 12.69 inches of precipitation, 30.6 inches of snowDecember: 14.43 inches of precipitation, 51.6 inches of snowJanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDecJanuary: 31.8°F averageFebruary: 32.0°F averageMarch: 34.5°F averageApril: 37.8°F averageMay: 44.9°F averageJune: 50.2°F averageJuly: 58.4°F averageAugust: 59.3°F averageSeptember: 54.4°F averageOctober: 44.9°F averageNovember: 35.9°F averageDecember: 30.5°F average0 in20 in40 in60 inTemp °FInches
The line is the average temperature and the bars are average precipitation at Government Camp, 8 miles from the trail midpoint at 3,980 feet, station USC00353402 in the NOAA monthly climate normals for 1991 to 2020. Precipitation totals about 90 inches a year. The dotted line is average snowfall, about 232 inches a year on the same inches scale. The station sits about 1,900 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

Cloud Cap Trailhead
No season published
Wilderness restrictions apply within Mount Hood Wilderness.
0.1 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
    Ward Pile Rx - East

    5 mi from the trail midpoint · 29 acres

  • Prescribed
    Bronco Piles Rx East

    9 mi from the trail midpoint

  • Prescribed
    Bull Piles Rx East

    10 mi from the trail midpoint

  • Wildfire
    Grasshopper

    12 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 Tilly Jane Trail?

The Forest Service records 1.7 miles under this name in Mt. Hood National Forest, the sum of 2 segments. All of it is evaluated as accessible.

Source: Forest Service trail layer

What is allowed on the Tilly Jane 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 Tilly Jane Trail start?

The line begins at 45.4020° N, 121.6552° W and ends at 45.3898° N, 121.6591° W. The nearest recorded trailhead is Cloud Cap 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 Tilly Jane Trail in a wilderness area?

Yes. It enters Mount Hood Wilderness. Wilderness rules ban bicycles and motor vehicles and often limit group size.

Source: Mount Hood Wilderness

Where can I camp near the Tilly Jane Trail?

Cloud Cap Saddle Campground/Day Use (under 0.1 mi), Tilly Jane Campground/Day Use (0.1 mi) and Sherwood Campground (3.7 mi) are within five miles of the trail. The camping section lists all 6 with site counts and booking links.

Source: Campsite Atlas

How developed is the Tilly Jane Trail?

Trail class 2, which the Forest Service describes as moderately 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 Tilly Jane Trail?

The typical grade is 5-8 percent.

Source: Forest Service trail layer

Is the Tilly Jane Trail accessible?

The Forest Service has evaluated 1.7 miles of this trail as meeting its accessibility guidelines. The surface is native material.

Source: Forest Service trail layer

Who manages the Tilly Jane 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 Tilly Jane Trail?

The interagency feed shows 4 active incidents within 50 miles of the trail midpoint as of 2026-11-01, the nearest Ward Pile Rx - East at 5 miles. Check the forest's closure orders before you go.

Source: Fire nearby

Source

This page is built from 2 segments named Tilly Jane 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.