4280 Road Snow
4280 Road Snow Trail is a 5.1 miles snow trail in Mt. Hood National Forest, Oregon. The Forest Service rates it trail class 3, developed. The forest has not published allowed uses for it.
Trail conditions, closures and hazards are not tracked here. The Mt. Hood National Forest official page carries current alerts and closure orders.
Map
One end Other endLine simplified to about 100 metres. Basemap from the USGS National Map.
| One end | 45.1069, -121.7452 · Directions ↗ |
| Other end | 45.1357, -121.7233 · Directions ↗ |
The ends are the two ends of the longest connected chain of segments. The record does not say which is the usual start.
The trail
| Length | 5.1 miles |
| Trail class | 3, developed |
| Type | snow trail |
| Surface | snow |
| Typical tread width | over 120 inches |
| Accessibility | Not evaluated |
| Trail numbers | SNO-4280 |
| Forest | Mt. Hood National Forest (unit 0606) |
| States | Oregon |
| Detail published | basic characteristics |
Values are the set across all segments. Class 1 is minimally developed and class 5 is fully developed. Grade and width are the forest's typical values, not measured extremes.
Weather by month
Trailheads
The Forest Service recreation layer records no trailhead within a third of a mile of this trail's line. Many trails start from a road pullout or another trail with no trailhead record. The forest's recreation pages list the trailheads it does publish.
Camping nearby
Campsite Atlas cards carry site counts and booking links from Recreation.gov. Forest Service cards come from the recreation layer and link the agency page.
Fire nearby
- WildfireAustin
11 mi from the trail midpoint · 12,866 acres · 98% contained
- WildfireGrasshopper
15 mi from the trail midpoint · 93,996 acres · 98% contained
- WildfireThe Narrows
16 mi from the trail midpoint · 305 acres · 98% contained
- WildfireBench
40 mi from the trail midpoint · 67,071 acres · 90% contained
Distance is to the reported incident point, not the fire edge. Closure orders are on the forest's official page.
Reference
Questions people ask
How long is the 4280 Road Snow Trail?
5.1 miles, the sum of the 1 segment the Forest Service records under this name in Mt. Hood National Forest.
Source: Forest Service trail layer
What is allowed on the 4280 Road Snow Trail?
Mt. Hood National Forest has not published allowed uses for this trail. The forest office can say what is open.
Where does the 4280 Road Snow Trail start?
The line begins at 45.1069, -121.7452 and ends at 45.1357, -121.7233. No Forest Service trailhead is recorded within a third of a mile of it. The record does not say which end is the usual start.
Source: Forest Service trail layer
Is the 4280 Road Snow Trail in a wilderness area?
No. The trail line does not cross any polygon in the National Wilderness Preservation System layer.
Source: Wilderness Connect
Where can I camp near the 4280 Road Snow Trail?
Joe Graham Horse Campground (0.4 mi), Oak Fork Campground (0.5 mi) and Clackamas Lake Historic Cabin (0.6 mi) are within five miles of the trail. Site counts and booking links are on Campsite Atlas.
Source: Campsite Atlas
How developed is the 4280 Road Snow Trail?
Trail class 3, which the Forest Service describes as developed. Class 1 is a minimal, unimproved route and class 5 is fully developed, often paved.
Source: Forest Service trail layer
How steep and how wide is the 4280 Road Snow Trail?
The typical tread is over 120 inches wide.
Source: Forest Service trail layer
Who manages the 4280 Road Snow Trail?
Mt. Hood National Forest, Forest Service unit 0606. The trail is in Oregon.
Is there a fire near the 4280 Road Snow Trail?
4 active incidents within 50 miles of the trail midpoint as of 2026-09-18, the nearest Austin at 11 miles. Check the forest's closure orders before you go.
Source: Fire nearby
Source
This page is built from 1 segment named 4280 ROAD SNOW in the Forest Service TrailNFS_Publish layer, administrative unit 0606. Wilderness overlap is tested against the National Wilderness Preservation System layer from Wilderness Connect. Trailheads and Forest Service campgrounds come from the Forest Service Recreation Opportunities layer. Data refreshed September 17, 2026. The methodology page explains how segments become trails.