TOM, DICK & HARRY MOUNTAIN LOOP
from Hikes & Walks On Mt Hood
DIFFICULTY: Strenuous
(elevation gain; and indistinct, uneven trail in places)
DISTANCE: 6 mile loop, 4-5 hours
ELEVATION GAIN: 1660 ft. total rise
MAPS: USGS Government Camp Quadrangle
FEATURES: This is one of the most spectacular hikes in Oregon. The views are breathtaking in every direction and the flowers are abundant. This is not the hike for someone who prefers the well-trodden path, however; and it requires clear visibility.
DESCRIPTION: 
A spectacular loop hike that includes Mirror Lake, the three summits of Tom, Dick and Harry Mountain and Ski Bowl. Mt. Hood towers to the north; the Salmon-Huckleberry Wilderness and Mt. Jefferson, Three Sisters, and Broken Top to the south. The hike starts on the Mirror Lake trail and finishes at Ski Bowl so it does require a short (0.6 mile) car shuttle or walk along Hwy 26. This hike is ranked as strenuous because there is an appreciable elevation gain, the trail is indistinct for part of the way, and the trail down Upper Ski Bowl is steep and uneven.
ACCESS: 
From the Summit Rest Area at the far (east) end of the Government Camp business loop, drive 2.2 miles west on Hwy 26 to the trailhead for Mirror Lake on the left (south) side of the road beside the creek, between mileposts 51 and 52.
CAR SHUTTLE:You can leave one car at Ski Bowl West, and the other at the Mirror Lake Trail Head, about .6 miles apart. If you don't have a shuttle, you'll need to bridge this gap on foot at the end of your hike.
THE HIKE:The trail starts on the far side of the creek, over a footbridge. Follow the trail 1.6 miles to Mirror Lake, take the right fork just before the lake, and the next right fork signed to Tom, Dick & Harry Mountain. The viewpoint at one of the three summits of Tom, Dick & Harry Mountain is 1.6 miles further, on a well-maintained trail that climbs at a steady grade. After this viewpoint the trail becomes quite indistinct - especially where it goes over rocks. If you stay just below the ridge, you won't go wrong, though. Keep following the ridge as it cimbs to the third summit of Tom, Dick & Harry Mountain - the western limit of Ski Bowl runs. From there, the trail follows a ski trail to the top of the Upper Bowl chairlift. When it joins a service road at a green metal building (just before the last bend before the top of the chairlift), turn right and follow this road down for about ¼ mile to where the top of the Upper Bowl is close to the road. Next, take the steep Upper Bowl mountain bike trail down the east side (right side, facing down) of the Upper Bowl and continue down to the signed mountain bike trails to the Day Lodge. (Be sure to yield the trail to mountain bikes on the roads and trails marked for their use at Ski Bowl - they have the right of way.)
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