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
- Start at the trailhead, heading NW.
- 200 ftSharp left, heading S.
- 50 ftContinue straight onto Silcox Hut access road, heading SW.
- 50 ftContinue straight onto Timberline Lodge T2, heading S.
- 350 ftBear left, heading W.
- 50 ftTurn right, heading W.
- 150 ftTurn left, heading NW.
- 100 ftBear right onto Timberline Lodge T1, heading NW.
- 50 ftBear left, heading W.
- 50 ftTurn right, heading W.
- 50 ftSharp left onto Timberline Lodge T1a, heading SW.
- 50 ftContinue straight onto Timberline Lodge T1, heading W.
- 50 ftBear left, heading W.
- 50 ftSharp right, heading W.
- 150 ftBear left onto Timberline To Town Trail #756, heading NW.
- 50 ftContinue straight onto Glade Trail #661, heading W.
- 1.2 miTurn left onto Timberline To Town Trail #756, heading SW.
- 0.5 miSharp left onto Alpine Trail #660, heading NW.
- 0.8 miReach Glade Trail #661, then turn around and head back the way you came.
- 0.8 miSharp right onto Timberline To Town Trail #756, heading SW.
- 0.5 miTurn right onto Glade Trail #661, heading SE.
- 1.2 miContinue straight onto Timberline To Town Trail #756, heading NE.
- 50 ftBear right, heading NE.
- 200 ftSharp left, heading W.
- 50 ftBear right onto Timberline Lodge T1, heading W.
- 50 ftContinue straight onto Timberline Lodge T1a, heading W.
- 50 ftSharp right, heading W.
- 50 ftTurn left, heading W.
- 50 ftBear right onto Timberline Lodge T1, heading W.
- 50 ftBear left, heading W.
- 100 ftTurn right, heading W.
- 150 ftTurn left, heading NE.
- 50 ftBear right onto Timberline Lodge T2, heading NE.
- 350 ftContinue straight onto Silcox Hut access road, heading NE.
- 100 ftSharp right, heading NE.
- 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°
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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