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An alternate to the [[Cloud Cap Trailhead]] is the [[Tilly Jane Trailhead]], which can be used to hike up [[Cooper Spur]]. You can also park here if you're going around [[Mount Hood]] on the Timberline Trail. In addition, there's a short loop hike in the area which allows you to visit three historic structures - the Tilly Jane Guard Station, the [[Cooper Spur Shelter]], and the Cloud Cap Inn. You will also experience some of the high alpine wilderness on this east slope of [[Mount Hood]] and enjoy views up the Eliot Glacier. There's also a campground at the [[Tilly Jane Trailhead]]. | An alternate to the [[Cloud Cap Trailhead]] is the [[Tilly Jane Trailhead]], which can be used to hike up [[Cooper Spur]]. You can also park here if you're going around [[Mount Hood]] on the Timberline Trail. In addition, there's a short loop hike in the area which allows you to visit three historic structures - the Tilly Jane Guard Station, the [[Cooper Spur Shelter]], and the Cloud Cap Inn. You will also experience some of the high alpine wilderness on this east slope of [[Mount Hood]] and enjoy views up the Eliot Glacier. There's also a campground at the [[Tilly Jane Trailhead]]. | ||
| − | From the trailhead, follow the Tilly Jane Trail #600A through the campground and past the old guard station. The trail crosses the mossy gully of Tilly Jane Creek, passing an amphitheater, and reaches the [[Tilly Jane-Tilly Jane Ski-Polallie Ridge Trail Junction]], where you'll keep right (the Tilly Jane Ski Trail #643 and Polallie Ridge Trail #643A are about 100 feet apart; a cooking hut and A-frame are just down the ski trail). Begin hiking uphill past a wilderness permit box into mountain hemlock/silver fir woods. The trail reaches the edge of Polallie Canyon and continues upward. Spurs to the left give views of the chasm | + | From the trailhead, follow the Tilly Jane Trail #600A through the campground and past the old guard station. The trail crosses the mossy gully of Tilly Jane Creek, passing an amphitheater, and reaches the [[Tilly Jane-Tilly Jane Ski-Polallie Ridge Trail Junction]], where you'll keep right (the Tilly Jane Ski Trail #643 and Polallie Ridge Trail #643A are about 100 feet apart; a cooking hut and A-frame are just down the ski trail). Begin hiking uphill past a wilderness permit box into mountain hemlock/silver fir woods. The trail reaches the edge of Polallie Canyon and continues upward. Spurs to the left give views of the chasm, and there are two openings at the trail’s edge that give great views of the steep slopes at the head of the canyon. Small waterfalls pour down. After this, you'll enter an alpine parkland and get full-on views of [[Mount Hood]] and the Eliot Glacier. The smaller trees here are mountain hemlock, white bark pine, and subalpine fir. There are great views back to [[Mount Saint Helens]], [[Mount Rainier]], [[Mount Adams]], the Hood River Valley and Cloud Cap Inn below. When you reach the [[Timberline-Cooper Spur-Tilly Jane Trail Junction|four-way junction]], keep straight. |
When you're done with Cooper Spur Shelter, go back down 0.1 mile to where you first hit the Timberline Trail. Turn left (north) on the Timberline Trail and go one mile to the Timberline-Cloud Cap Trail Junction|junction]] with the side trail to Cloud Cap Trailhead. Go 0.2 mile to the trailhead. | When you're done with Cooper Spur Shelter, go back down 0.1 mile to where you first hit the Timberline Trail. Turn left (north) on the Timberline Trail and go one mile to the Timberline-Cloud Cap Trail Junction|junction]] with the side trail to Cloud Cap Trailhead. Go 0.2 mile to the trailhead. | ||
Revision as of 00:15, 8 June 2020
- Start point: Tilly Jane Trailhead
- Ending Point: Cooper Spur Shelter
- Trail Log: Trail Log
- Hike Type: Loop
- Distance: 3.2 miles round-trip
- Elevation gain: 1100 feet
- High Point: 6795 feet
- Difficulty: Moderate
- Seasons: July - November
- Family Friendly: Yes
- Backpackable: No
- Crowded: On summer weekends
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Hike Description
An alternate to the Cloud Cap Trailhead is the Tilly Jane Trailhead, which can be used to hike up Cooper Spur. You can also park here if you're going around Mount Hood on the Timberline Trail. In addition, there's a short loop hike in the area which allows you to visit three historic structures - the Tilly Jane Guard Station, the Cooper Spur Shelter, and the Cloud Cap Inn. You will also experience some of the high alpine wilderness on this east slope of Mount Hood and enjoy views up the Eliot Glacier. There's also a campground at the Tilly Jane Trailhead.
From the trailhead, follow the Tilly Jane Trail #600A through the campground and past the old guard station. The trail crosses the mossy gully of Tilly Jane Creek, passing an amphitheater, and reaches the Tilly Jane-Tilly Jane Ski-Polallie Ridge Trail Junction, where you'll keep right (the Tilly Jane Ski Trail #643 and Polallie Ridge Trail #643A are about 100 feet apart; a cooking hut and A-frame are just down the ski trail). Begin hiking uphill past a wilderness permit box into mountain hemlock/silver fir woods. The trail reaches the edge of Polallie Canyon and continues upward. Spurs to the left give views of the chasm, and there are two openings at the trail’s edge that give great views of the steep slopes at the head of the canyon. Small waterfalls pour down. After this, you'll enter an alpine parkland and get full-on views of Mount Hood and the Eliot Glacier. The smaller trees here are mountain hemlock, white bark pine, and subalpine fir. There are great views back to Mount Saint Helens, Mount Rainier, Mount Adams, the Hood River Valley and Cloud Cap Inn below. When you reach the four-way junction, keep straight.
When you're done with Cooper Spur Shelter, go back down 0.1 mile to where you first hit the Timberline Trail. Turn left (north) on the Timberline Trail and go one mile to the Timberline-Cloud Cap Trail Junction|junction]] with the side trail to Cloud Cap Trailhead. Go 0.2 mile to the trailhead.
The final leg of the hike goes east out of Cloud Cap Trailhead, 0.5 miles, back to Tilly Jane.
Tilly Jane-Tilly Jane Ski-Polallie Ridge Trail Junction
Maps
Fees, Regulations, etc.
- Northwest Forest Pass (or America the Beautiful Pass) required at Cloud Cap Trailhead and Tilly Jane Trailhead
- Campground, pit toilet
- Historic structure
- Self-issued wilderness permit; wilderness rules apply
Trip Reports
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Related Discussions / Q&A
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Guidebooks that cover this destination
- Hiking Oregon's Geology, by Ellen Morris Bishop
- 60 Hikes within 60 Miles of Portland, by Paul Gerald