Alpine Trail #660–Crosstown Trail #755, 4 sights

6.5 mi · ▲ 1,965 ft · 3 hr 9 min

Alpine Trail #660–Crosstown Trail #755, 4 sights is a 6.5-mile out-and-back near Government Camp, OR. It climbs 1,965 ft, with sections as steep as 25% grade. It scores 31/100 on the Ambleway Wildness scale: green fringe.

Elevation

0 mi3,967 – 5,945 ft · steepest grade: 25%6.7 mi

Getting there

Trailhead: Unnamed 45.33125, -121.71285
Nearest town Government Camp, OR

Directions

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Alpine Trail #660–Crosstown Trail #755, 4 sights

6.5 mi · ▲ 1,965 ft · 3 hr 9 min

Elevation 3,967–5,944 ft

Out & Back

Trailhead: 45.33125, -121.71285

Weather Sep 4: sunrise 6:33 AM · sunset 7:41 PM

Transit-accessible: Timberline stop 290 m from the trailhead · Toilets at the trailhead · Drinking water at the trailhead · Parking lot at the trailhead

  1. Start at the trailhead, heading NW.
  2. 150 ftBear left onto Timberline To Town Trail #756, heading SW.
  3. 50 ftContinue straight onto Glade Trail #661, heading SW.
  4. 1.2 miTurn left onto Timberline To Town Trail #756, heading SW.
  5. 0.5 miTurn right onto Alpine Trail #660, heading SE.
  6. 1.3 miContinue straight onto Crosstown Trail #755, heading S.
  7. 450 ftContinue straight onto Alpine Trail #660, heading S.
  8. 250 ftReach Glade Trail #661, then turn around and head back the way you came.
  9. 250 ftContinue straight onto Crosstown Trail #755, heading S.
  10. 450 ftContinue straight onto Alpine Trail #660, heading N.
  11. 1.3 miTurn left onto Timberline To Town Trail #756, heading NE.
  12. 0.5 miTurn right onto Glade Trail #661, heading NE.
  13. 1.2 miContinue straight onto Timberline To Town Trail #756, heading NE.
  14. 50 ftBear right, heading NE.
  15. 150 ftArrive back at the trailhead.

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Trail surface

54% dirt46% unspecified

Weather

Sunrise 6:33 AMSunset 7:41 PM

Sunset

The best sunset spot on this hike is 2.8 mi in (~69 min). Leave by 6:12 PM for the 7:41 PM sunset. Back at your car by 9:56 PM, after dark — bring a headlamp.

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Good to know

  • Transit-accessible: Timberline stop 290 m from the trailhead
  • Toilets at the trailhead
  • Drinking water at the trailhead
  • Parking lot at the trailhead

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