Abbott Road & Frog Lake Trail #530 via Pacific Crest Trail
15.4 mi · ▲ 1,560 ft · 5 hr 55 min
Abbott Road & Frog Lake Trail #530 via Pacific Crest Trail is a 15.4-mile out-and-back near Government Camp, OR. It climbs 1,560 ft, with sections as steep as 15% grade. It scores 50/100 on the Ambleway Wildness scale: backcountry feel.
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Abbott Road & Frog Lake Trail #530 via Pacific Crest Trail
15.4 mi · ▲ 1,560 ft · 5 hr 55 min
Elevation 3,840–4,231 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.
- 4.2 miSharp right onto Forest Road 240, heading NW.
- 0.8 miContinue straight onto Abbott Road, heading SW.
- 2.4 miReach Frog Lake Trail #530, then turn around and head back the way you came.
- 2.4 miContinue straight onto Forest Road 240, heading NE.
- 0.8 miSharp left onto Pacific Crest Trail, heading NE.
- 4.2 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.
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Sunset
The best sunset spot on this hike is 1.0 mi in (~27 min). Leave by 6:53 PM for the 7:41 PM sunset. Back at your car by 8:19 PM, after dark — bring a headlamp.
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