Mt. Hood Scenic Byway

State: Oregon
Length: 105.0 mi / 169.0 km
Time to Allow: 3 hours to drive or 8 hours to experience the byway.

On this byway volcanoes once erupted and mammoth floods scoured deep gorges. Discover geologic wonders, waterfalls, temperate rain forests and wild rivers. Explore pastoral valleys with farm-fresh produce. Experience the formidable last leg of the Oregon Trail, the Barlow Road. Enjoy this bountiful wonderland that the pioneers called "paradise."

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• Mt. Hood Scenic Byway
  

  The Mt. Hood Scenic Byway follows a exhilarating route around Mt. Hood, offering outlooks of striking geologic diversity. Landscapes unfold from...

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• Short and Exciting Day Hikes on the Mt. Hood Scenic Byway
  

  At 11,000 feet above sea level, Mt. Hood, the highest mountain in Oregon, towers over the surrounding trees and lakes of the Mt. Hood National...

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• 1-Day Trip: Mt. Hood Splendor and Birds of Wonder
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  The byway rises from the Columbia River through pastoral lands and primeval forests, through the lush National Forest up to Mt. Hood, and down the... [more]