Eightmile Loop
Eightmile Loop is a 6.2 miles trail in Mt. Hood National Forest, Oregon. The Forest Service rates it trail class 2, moderately 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 | 45.4080, -121.4559 · Directions ↗ |
| Other end | 45.4080, -121.4559 · 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 is recorded as 3 segments.
The trail
| Length | 6.2 miles |
| Trail class | 2, moderately developed |
| Type | land trail |
| Surface | native material |
| Typical grade | 0-5 percent |
| Accessibility | Not evaluated |
| Trail numbers | 496 |
| 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
No season published · listed none No motor bikes allowed. | 0 mi |
No season published · listed none | 0 mi |
Distance is from the point to the nearest part of the trail line. Season text is what the forest wrote and is often a season name rather than a date.
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
- WildfireGrasshopper
10 mi from the trail midpoint · 93,996 acres · 98% contained
- WildfireThe Narrows
34 mi from the trail midpoint · 305 acres · 98% contained
- WildfireAustin
34 mi from the trail midpoint · 12,866 acres · 98% contained
- WildfireHigh Lava
45 mi from the trail midpoint · 2,899 acres · 80% contained
Distance is to the reported incident point, not the fire edge. Closure orders are on the forest's official page.
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Reference
Questions people ask
How long is the Eightmile Loop?
6.2 miles, the sum of the 3 segments the Forest Service records under this name in Mt. Hood National Forest.
Source: Forest Service trail layer
What is allowed on the Eightmile Loop?
Mt. Hood National Forest has not published allowed uses for this trail. The forest office can say what is open.
Where does the Eightmile Loop start?
The line begins at 45.4080, -121.4559 and ends at 45.4080, -121.4559. The nearest recorded trailhead is Bottle Prairie Trailhead, 0 miles from the line. The record does not say which end is the usual start.
Source: Forest Service trail layer
Is the Eightmile Loop 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 Eightmile Loop?
Eightmile Campground/Day Use (0.1 mi), Fivemile Butte Lookout (0.1 mi) and Pebble Ford Campground/Day Use (0.4 mi) are within five miles of the trail. Site counts and booking links are on Campsite Atlas.
Source: Campsite Atlas
How developed is the Eightmile Loop?
Trail class 2, which the Forest Service describes as moderately 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 Eightmile Loop?
The typical grade is 0-5 percent.
Source: Forest Service trail layer
Who manages the Eightmile Loop?
Mt. Hood National Forest, Forest Service unit 0606. The trail is in Oregon.
Is there a fire near the Eightmile Loop?
4 active incidents within 50 miles of the trail midpoint as of 2026-09-18, the nearest Grasshopper at 10 miles. Check the forest's closure orders before you go.
Source: Fire nearby
Source
This page is built from 3 segments named EIGHTMILE LOOP 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.