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Elk Ridge to Bluegrass Ridge Trail route map
Difficulty: DifficultLoop
Oregon

Elk Ridge to Bluegrass Ridge Trail

Mount Hood Parkdale, Oregon

6.6 mi

Distance

1,545 ft

Elev. Gain

2h 54m

Est. Time

Loop

Route Type

Difficult

Difficulty

About This Trail

We don't publish a description for Elk Ridge to Bluegrass Ridge Trail unless we can point you at the agency it came from. We don't have one yet. The planning figures above — distance, elevation gain, estimated time, route type — come from the source listed on this trail.

The managing agency is the authority for conditions, closures and route notes. See official sources below. Spot something we should add?

Trail Conditions

Trail Conditions

Unknown

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Elevation Profile

Min:1,364 ft
Max:1,716 ft
Gain:471 ft
Loss:471 ft
Elevation profileA line rising and falling between 1,364 ft and 1,716 ft across 6.5 mi along the route, drawn from start to end.1,364 ft1,481 ft1,599 ft1,716 ft0.0 mi1.6 mi3.3 mi4.9 mi6.5 mi

Elevation at the labelled points along this route
PointDistance from startElevation
Start0.0 mi1,366 ft
High point3.9 mi1,716 ft
End6.5 mi1,366 ft

Trail Details

Route Type
Loop

Official sources & verification

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Where it is

Nearest town:
Government Camp, OR · about 5 mi away
County:
Hood River County, OR

Nearest town and county from U.S. Census Bureau place records and county boundaries.

We display cached information from agency feeds. Hours, fees, permits, closures, fire restrictions, and conditions change without notice. Outdoors is not the permitting authority. Confirm current conditions for this trail using the links above before you go — you are responsible for compliance. Last verified by us: May 23, 2026. Our copy is more than a month old — please reconfirm with the agency before relying on it.Spot an error in our data?

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Path geometry came from our pre-launch legacy database. Routes have not yet been re-verified against the operator and may differ from the actual trail.

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