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

  Updated Jan 16, 2013 in Getaways: Byways on a Budget, Get Outdoors! And Go Hiking, and Goodyear’s Top 50 Scenic, Comfortable Drives

  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 Forest. Take a day-hike along the Mt. Hood Scenic Byway and view this snow-covered, dormant volcano in all its frozen majesty.

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  Seek Solitude and Scenery on the Pacific Crest Trail

  Updated Apr 19, 2012 in Get Fit! Get Active: Heart, Mind and Soul and Get Outdoors! And Go Hiking

  The word "epic" gets thrown around a lot these days, but the Pacific Crest Trail earns the distinction. Learn a new reckoning for time and distance while making the 2,650-mile journey through twenty-four national parks, thirty-three wildernesses, and six out of the seven climate zones in North America.

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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...