Hikes

The following hikes might be rated easy, moderate, or difficult by some, but keep in mind level of difficulty is highly subjective. Feel free to add hikes to this list by region.

Coast

  • Easy:
    • Enchanted Valley (4 mi)
    • Crescent Beach (3.6 mi)
    • Ecola Creek (3.1 mi)
    • Cape Lookout S (3.6)
    • Niagra Falls (2 mi)
    • Alsea & Green Peak Falls (4.2 mi)
    • Kentucky Falls (4 mi)
    • Valley of the Giants (1.4 mi)
    • Hobbit trail to Heceta Head (4.1 mi)
  • Moderate:
    • Cape Lookout N (9.6 mi)
    • Lee Falls (6.5 mi)
    • Cascade Head (6.8 mi)
    • Hart’s Cove (5.4 mi)
    • Amanda’s Trail (7.4 mi)
    • Cape Perpetua (6.5 mi)
    • Mary’s Peak (5.5 mi)
    • Drift Creek N (7.6 mi)
    • Cape Horn Loop (7.1 mi)
  • Difficult:
    • Kings Mountain (5 mi)
    • Saddle Mountain (5.5 mi)

Willamette Valley

  • Easy:
    • Butte Creek Falls (1.1 mi)
    • Henline Falls (2 mi)
    • Lewisburg Saddle Old Growth (2 mi)
    • Erma Bell Lakes (8.5 mi)
    • Clear Lake (5.5 mi)
    • Shotgun Creek (4.7 mi)
    • Trestle Creek Falls loop (3.75 mi)
  • Moderate:
    • Abiqua Falls (1 mi)
    • Lower Molalla River Trails (3.5 mi)
    • Tamolitch/Blue Pool (3.7 mi)
    • Spencer Butte (1.7 mi)
    • Mt. Pisgah (4 mi)
    • Opal Creek (8.25 mi)
    • Goodman Creek (8.8 mi)
    • Tire Mountain (8 mi)
    • Mt. June (7.3 mi)
  • Difficult:
    • Silver Falls Perimeter Loop (16.8 mi)
    • Eagle’s Rest (9.3 mi)

The Gorge

  • Easy:
    • Ponytail Falls (2.4 mi)
    • Old Columbia River Hwy (2.4 mi)
    • Rowena Plateau (2 mi)
    • Sheppherd’s Dell (.3 mi)
    • Young Creek (4.3 mi)
    • Deschutes Rail Trail (4 mi)
  • Moderate:
    • Latourell Falls (2.2 mi)
    • Triple Falls (3 mi)
    • Metlako Falls (4 mi)
    • Dry Creek Falls (4 mi)
    • Mosier Tunnels (4 mi)
  • Difficult:
    • Angel’s Rest (4.4 mi)
    • McCall Point (3 mi)

Central Oregon

  • Easy:
    • South Breitenbush Gorge (4.4 mi)
    • Crown Lake (3.2 mi)
    • Benham Falls (5.2 mi)
  • Moderate:
    • Dark Lake (4.2 mi)
    • Triangulation Peak (4.2 mi)
    • Marion Lake (5.2 mi)
    • Square Lake (4 mi)
    • Wasco Lake (4.6 mi)
    • Canyon Creek Meadows Loop (7.5 mi)
    • Todd Lake (4.2 mi)
    • Smith Rock (4 mi)
    • Silica & Big Obsidian Flows (3.2 mi)
    • Chimney Rock (2.6 mi)
    • Patjens Lakes (6.75 mi)
  • Difficult:
    • Black Butte (4 mi)
    • South Sister climber trail (12.5 mi)
    • Obsidian loop (17.5 mi)
    • Three Finger Jack loop (23 mi)
    • Jefferson Park from Whitewater TH (12.5 mi)

Mt. Hood

  • Easy:
    • Wildwood Recreation Area (3.3 mi)
    • Trillium Lake Loop (1.8 mi)
  • Moderate:
    • Ramona Falls (6.9 mi)
  • Difficult:
    • Tilly Jane Loop (2.6 mi)

South Western

  • Easy:
    • John Dellenback Trail (Diamond Lake) (3.3 mi)
    • Lady of the Woods & Castle Creek (2 mi)
  • Moderate:
    • Timothy Meadows (5.4 mi)
    • Trestle Creek Falls Loop (3.7 mi)
  • Difficult:
    • Watchman Peak (1.6 mi)
    • Garfield Peak (3 mi)
    • Cleetwood Cove (2.2 mi)
    • Mazama Village to Rim Village (8.6 mi)
    • Mt. Scott (4.3 mi)

North East

  • Easy:
    • Mount Howard (2 mi)
  • Moderate:
    • Dutch Flat (6 mi)
    • Black Lake (2 mi)
    • Crawfish Basin (4 mi)
    • Crawfish Lake (2.5 mi)
    • North Fork John Day (5 mi)
  • Difficult:
    • Elkhorn Crest (5.8 mi)
    • Hoffer Lakes (2 mi)