Live Timberline Trail Survey Results – 2022

Mount Hood Meadows

Meadows

Vista Ridge

Zigzag ranger station

Meadows

40

20

33

35

26

30

20

46

28

12

40

25

30

24

20

20

23

38

27

25

43

32

17

25

35

28

30

32

33

20

25

25

21

20

25

20

15

30

28

12

14

33

25

56

20

35

1

32

30

48

14

30

40

5

25

25

30

31

37

20

22

21

25

20

28

8

25

25

35

30

25

35

25

16

32

30

21

33

25

35

19

34

6

24

20

35

5

32

12

45

30

25

45

32

25

40

35

25

7

40

24

35

20

35

30

30

17

29

15

43

45

26

24

35

40

35

32

45

5

19

35

25

8

19

22

23

27

34

25

25

27

25

35

33

27

16

35

28

27

25

45

27

20

23

28

35

26

40

No

No

No

Negative

No

No

Leg scratches from fall descending to the Eliot

No

No

No

Stubbed toe, losing nail

No

No

No

No

No

No

No

No

Diabetes

No

n/a

No

No

No

No appetite

no

N/A

No

Nope

Cramps

No

No

No

No

No

No

Mo

No

None

Fell with scrapes/bruises

No

No. 1 hiker hiked with a recovering strained ankle. No other injuries occurred on trail

Heat rash inner thigh

Nausea

No

Arm amputation

/

No

No

No

No

No

No

No

No

no

Previous ankle issues flared up

No!

No

none

No

No

No

No

No

Dehydration

No

Minor ankle sprain

No

No

No

No

No

No

No

No

No

No

Dog with blisters on pads

No

No

no

No, but i do have parkinsons

None

No…but the air quality wasn’t great.

No

55

56

39

32

41

28

35

24

32

34

30

40

46

54

47

50

50

30

53

40

57

43

67

49

64

45

57

25

48

37

28

52

35

38

37

51

31

48

61

30

45

50

49

49

43

52

31

34

51

67

45

63

19

43

52

45

39

31

42

40

66

48

36

40

37

55

56

44

38

27

29

29

38

50

35

27

25

41

36

46

37

52

58

41

59

52

52

29

44

44

67

60

34

47

51

34

25

31

48

59

33

33

53

72

24

56

59

40

30

42

40

42

48

27

47

44

47

48

33

50

40

65

61

39

40

47

44

51

37

41

38

37

36

53

33

40

44

68

62

56

56

41

43

41

49

39

48

28

66

44

41

45

97219

98604

90254

26505

97080

98109

97702

97041

97202

97392

98225

60607

97089

97703

97034

97266

53211

98503

97222

98665

97123

97003

97219

70647

97702

97330

97221

97214

97008

97220

92065

97225

97213

97213

97214

97202

97321

97009

97034

97007

97049

97049

95124

97006

97492

48124

97224

97202

97229

97401

97008

97333

97070

95460

97229

55437

97032

97060

97223

97403

USA

97739

60641

49441

98604

95519

97405

98662

36542

75206

93035

98264

Canada

98006

Canada

14051

Coos County, OR

97035

98660

92065

97304

97009

92028

97229

67401

97214

97146

97267

97035

97229

97202

97701

98663

97206

97212

46635

84096

97405

97124

97401

60640

97062

97214

97221

97439

97203

97124

97116

97229

84129

97034

97041

97219

97086

98405

Canada

70737

98837

97229

97206

97267

97003

97701

97701

97222

97123

97210

98195

97303

97213

97212

97011

97045

97027

98607

97056

97850

97701

97219

95726

46077

97222

97045

97239

97306

92128

97206

97701

97392

9721q

Every campsite was crowded with people looking for tent space

Don't go up/down the scree hill into Eliot as a group, go ONE AT A TIME. Disaster waiting to happen from what I've witnessed.

If running in a day, CCW is the way to go!

There was no permit box east of Timberline Lodge, which is how we started. Also, when we arrived at our campsite at Newton Creek, the fire pit was still hot from the last camper’s fire. Also, microspikes helped a lot on the snow fields on the east side of the mountain.

Great trail

Loved it!

Scramble at Elliot is hairy when you have a phobia of falling

River crossings were much harder this year than when I did it 5 years ago. The scramble at Eliot was very sketchy! The detour could be better marked (going ccw, the tree the detour sign is posted on is confusing for determining which trail to follow and the sign to turn left onto the pct after Ramona falls was easy to miss!).

Downed logs could be removed. Bridges for safety.

We stopped at cloud cap. My friend was not comfortable with the scramble out of Eliot. The snow was easy for me, but my friend was scared so I dug out steps for her with my trowel.

Unleashed dogs are becoming a real problem

Have learned to carry out my to.

It was really hard but very enjoyable. Beautiful.

As the trail Becomes more crowded camping sites are tougher to find… Especially at the popular locations.

No additional fees! It's getting old, fast.

Wild flowers were beautiful.
River crossings aren’t for the faint heart
Trail cloud have been better maintained

beautiful

I'm not as young as I used to be . . .

Wonderful trip for my 13 year old son and me. Great trip and amazing views.

There should be warning signs to avoid dangerous/ deadly paths down to Eliot. I almost died along with my 12 year old son.

Water shoes or trail sandals for the water crossings

Consciously planned to do 1/2 & 1/2, but elliot crossing was an issue, so we did 1/2, 1/4 & 1/4. Ended up doing every step of the way, but took 3 summers.

Cowboy camped (no tent or hammock, just sleeping bag)

No

NPS should update their map for Ramona bypass

Better signage, river names would be nice. Took 2 wrong turns. Not sure if I answered the river crossing questions correctly. Zigzag, newton and Elliot are the only ones i knew the names of when crossed. Relied on looking for other hikers to find trail on other side of many rivers

Make this trail a permitted trail before it gets loved to death

Wildflowers and various views were amazing! Crossed all major streams before 12

Camping next to water was at designated sites

Wish we would have done 3 nights/ 4 days to enjoy it a bit more…. Felt rushed and would have preferred to camp in different areas but couldn’t die to time/ mile constraints. Met some great people and had an amazing time tho!

Fantastic loop.

Beautiful trail - challenging for sure

Great trail

Amazing trail!!! Beautiful and challenging and fun.

Dust and sun exposure were my biggest issues.
I can’t remember which water crossing was which but coe was the most difficult. I had to take shoes off and wade 2 or 3 of them.

Took our time but felt my age. Packed too much food.

Timberline was the middle 3rd of an extended single-push adventure for me. The Timberline portion was mostly at night which was very interesting.
Newton crossing detour was marked, but unfortunately some tents were on the detour and it was a little hard to pick out the detour in the dark without disturbing campers.

Trekking poles were life savers - if doing CCW, the last day will be a killer in terms of eval gain.

This was a fantastic trail, and not as crowded as I thought it would be over the holiday weekend. I'm a pretty experienced hiker/mountaineer, but I did see a lot of newbies on the trail and they could use some trail etiquette advice, especially during the crossings where some folks just kicked rocks on top of each other and scrambled on top of others. I thought for sure that I was going to witness an accident, which (thank god) didn't happen.

Loved every second of it! Moved faster than expected going CW - descent to Ramona went much faster than planned.

Beautiful trail with amazing signage and trail markings (especially the cairns around river crossings). The hardest part was getting both down and back up put of Elliot. The crossing itself was no big deal!

It's okay to get your feet wet. Trying to rock hop can cause more problems, so people need to know it's okay to get your feet wet.

I love this trail.
Highlights were the incredible visibility, a smoke-free view is really something. I also love the changing views of the mountains, flora and fauna, and trail.
Tips? Be prepared--know your gear. Be fit and ready for long days if necessary. And, relax and enjoy the wonderment of nature.

Lastly, I am not sure how responsible it is to take dogs as it is a difficult trail for humans with inherent risks. I wondered how it was for the dogs I saw out there in the sand and wind storm.

Navigation was sometimes difficult coming out of water crossings. Plenty of water sources available

Needs Signage hikers going ccw can see to turn left to Sandy River crossing. We over shot and headed down to Ramona parking by mistake which added time and exhaustion as we were just hiking 2 days.

Blowdown sections take more time than expected

No place to unload your trash. Put trash bin at cloud cap.

Would hike this trail again if I knew Elliot and Coe would have had log bridges. That was the worst part of our trip. Very scary, sketchy wades. And Elliot is badly in need of a trail reroute the wash was also really dangerous.

It was all incredible

Water crossings were challenging for someone 5ft

Always an amazing trek!

Loved it.

Saw many people knocking rocks on there own parties and others on West side of Elliot Creek crossing. One being a very close call.

It was an amazing experience. I am definitely a newer hiker. We didn't have all the proper gear. Example used a day pack and tied on our sleeping bag to outside. We learned so much, got off trail once. Easily able to find our way back.

Wonderful helpful people on trail - many willing to help with crossings for safe fording or guidance on where to cross. Facebook group is absolutely invaluable too.

Lovely trail. Signage could be better in places. Coe and Elliot crossings are only thing keeping me from wanting to return.

It was harder than expected. Packs were just too heavy with the bear canisters.

The trail was basically all sand which is not really talked about in this group. I wish it was so we could be more prepared. We climbed Hood the year before and it was incredible to add the experience of going around Mt. Hood.

I also brought trail runners as my camp shoe to switch shoes once per day.

Its a beautiful trail and I am so glad I got to sneak a trip in before the rain started!

Building a strategy for the crossings was interesting. After a challenging late afternoon Eliot crossing we decided to camp an extra night so we could time our White crossing for the early morning.