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Alpine Trail #660–Glade Trail #661, 3 sights is a 5.6-mile out-and-back near Government Camp, OR. It climbs 1,656 ft, with sections as steep as 20% grade, and is mostly dirt. It scores 35/100 on the Ambleway Wildness scale: green fringe.

Elevation

0 mi4,944 – 5,965 ft · steepest grade: 20%6.1 mi

Getting there

Trailhead: Unnamed 45.33163, -121.70755
Nearest town Government Camp, OR

Directions

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Alpine Trail #660–Glade Trail #661, 3 sights

5.6 mi · ▲ 1,656 ft · 2 hr 42 min

Elevation 4,944–5,966 ft

Out & Back

Trailhead: 45.33163, -121.70755

Weather Sep 5: Overcast, high 46°F / low 35° · precip 34% · wind 5 mph · sunrise 6:33 AM · sunset 7:41 PM

Transit-accessible: Timberline stop 173 m from the trailhead · Toilets at the trailhead · Parking lot at the trailhead

  1. Start at the trailhead, heading NW.
  2. 200 ftSharp left, heading S.
  3. 50 ftContinue straight onto Silcox Hut access road, heading SW.
  4. 50 ftContinue straight onto Timberline Lodge T2, heading S.
  5. 350 ftBear left, heading W.
  6. 50 ftTurn right, heading W.
  7. 150 ftTurn left, heading NW.
  8. 100 ftBear right onto Timberline Lodge T1, heading NW.
  9. 50 ftBear left, heading W.
  10. 50 ftTurn right, heading W.
  11. 50 ftSharp left onto Timberline Lodge T1a, heading SW.
  12. 50 ftContinue straight onto Timberline Lodge T1, heading W.
  13. 50 ftBear left, heading W.
  14. 50 ftSharp right, heading W.
  15. 150 ftBear left onto Timberline To Town Trail #756, heading NW.
  16. 50 ftContinue straight onto Glade Trail #661, heading W.
  17. 1.2 miTurn left onto Timberline To Town Trail #756, heading SW.
  18. 0.5 miSharp left onto Alpine Trail #660, heading NW.
  19. 0.8 miReach Glade Trail #661, then turn around and head back the way you came.
  20. 0.8 miSharp right onto Timberline To Town Trail #756, heading SW.
  21. 0.5 miTurn right onto Glade Trail #661, heading SE.
  22. 1.2 miContinue straight onto Timberline To Town Trail #756, heading NE.
  23. 50 ftBear right, heading NE.
  24. 200 ftSharp left, heading W.
  25. 50 ftBear right onto Timberline Lodge T1, heading W.
  26. 50 ftContinue straight onto Timberline Lodge T1a, heading W.
  27. 50 ftSharp right, heading W.
  28. 50 ftTurn left, heading W.
  29. 50 ftBear right onto Timberline Lodge T1, heading W.
  30. 50 ftBear left, heading W.
  31. 100 ftTurn right, heading W.
  32. 150 ftTurn left, heading NE.
  33. 50 ftBear right onto Timberline Lodge T2, heading NE.
  34. 350 ftContinue straight onto Silcox Hut access road, heading NE.
  35. 100 ftSharp right, heading NE.
  36. 150 ftArrive back at the trailhead.

Each distance is the walk from the previous step. Tap a step for a map of its junction.

Trail surface

63% dirt2% paved35% unspecified

Weather

OvercastTemperature 46°F35°
Feels like32°Precip34%Wind5 mphUV6Humidity81%
Rained 0.1″ yesterday (0.8″ over the last week)
Hourly temperatureRain chance
50°35° 12 AM: 16% rain1 AM: 10% rain2 AM: 7% rain3 AM: 7% rain4 AM: 8% rain5 AM: 13% rain6 AM: 19% rain7 AM: 16% rain8 AM: 14% rain9 AM: 7% rain10 AM: 5% rain11 AM: 7% rain12 PM: 18% rain1 PM: 22% rain2 PM: 26% rain3 PM: 33% rain4 PM: 34% rain5 PM: 22% rain6 PM: 21% rain7 PM: 14% rain8 PM: 6% rain9 PM: 5% rain10 PM: 6% rain11 PM: 4% rain
Sunrise 6:33 AM12 AM3 AM9 AM12 PM3 PMSunset 7:41 PM
Sun 46°36° 73%
Mon 53°33° 27%
Tue 63°36°
Wed 69°43°
Thu 61°41°
Fri 55°35° 21%

Good to know

  • Transit-accessible: Timberline stop 173 m from the trailhead
  • Toilets at the trailhead
  • Parking lot at the trailhead

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