221–Blue Box Trail, 3 sights
2.5 mi · ▲ 499 ft · 1 hr 5 min
221–Blue Box Trail, 3 sights is a 2.5-mile out-and-back near Government Camp, OR. It climbs 499 ft, with sections as steep as 25% grade. It scores 10/100 on the Ambleway Wildness scale: paved and peopled.
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Directions
221–Blue Box Trail, 3 sights
2.5 mi · ▲ 499 ft · 1 hr 5 min
Elevation 3,915–4,432 ft
Out & Back
Trailhead: Frog Lake Butte Road · 45.22665, -121.69582
Weather Sep 4: Heavy drizzle, high 52°F / low 41° · precip 50% · wind 2 mph · sunrise 6:33 AM · sunset 7:41 PM
- Start on Frog Lake Trail #530, heading W.
- 0.3 miTurn left onto Pacific Crest Trail, heading SW.
- 0.2 miTurn left onto Blue Box Trail, heading S.
- 0.7 miTurn left onto 220, heading SE.
- 450 ftTurn left onto 221, heading N.
- 50 ftReach Frog Lake Trail #530, then turn around and head back the way you came.
- 50 ftTurn right onto 220, heading S.
- 450 ftTurn right onto Blue Box Trail, heading NE.
- 0.7 miTurn right onto Pacific Crest Trail, heading NE.
- 0.2 miTurn right onto Frog Lake Trail #530, heading NE.
- 0.3 miArrive back at the trailhead.
Each distance is the walk from the previous step. Tap a step for a map of its junction.
Weather
Sunset
The best sunset spot on this hike is 0.9 mi in (~31 min). Leave by 6:50 PM for the 7:41 PM sunset. Back at your car by 8:17 PM, after dark — bring a headlamp.
More from Frog Lake Butte Road Trailhead
- 220–Blue Box Trail, 3 sights 4.3 mi · ▲ 585 ft
- Lower Twin Lake–Frog Lake, 6 sights 5.8 mi · ▲ 1,362 ft
- Abbott Road & Frog Lake Trail #530 via Pacific Crest Trail 15.4 mi · ▲ 1,560 ft
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