Barlow Butte & 3560-221 via Barlow Butte Trail #670
2.9 mi · ▲ 1,003 ft · 1 hr 28 min
Barlow Butte & 3560-221 via Barlow Butte Trail #670 is a 2.9-mile out-and-back in Mount Hood Wilderness near Government Camp, OR. The route reaches Barlow Butte at the turnaround, 1.4 miles in. It climbs 1,003 ft, with sections as steep as 39% grade, and is mostly dirt. It scores 12/100 on the Ambleway Wildness scale: paved and peopled.
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Barlow Butte & 3560-221 via Barlow Butte Trail #670
2.9 mi · ▲ 1,003 ft · 1 hr 28 min
Elevation 4,025–5,058 ft
Out & Back · Mount Hood Wilderness
Trailhead: 3560-220 · 45.28405, -121.67015
Weather Sep 4: Heavy drizzle, high 51°F / low 40° · precip 47% · wind 3 mph · sunrise 6:33 AM · sunset 7:41 PM
- Start at the trailhead, heading SE.
- 400 ftTurn right, heading SW.
- 0.4 miBear left onto Barlow Butte Trail #670, heading S.
- 0.8 miBear left onto Barlow Butte summit trail, heading NE.
- 500 ftReach Barlow Butte, then turn around and head back the way you came.
- 500 ftBear right onto Barlow Butte Trail #670, heading W.
- 0.8 miBear right onto Mineral Jane Ski Trail, heading NE.
- 0.4 miTurn left onto 3560-221, heading NW.
- 350 ftArrive 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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The best sunset spot on this hike is 1.1 mi in (~50 min). Leave by 6:30 PM for the 7:41 PM sunset. Back at your car by 8:23 PM, after dark — bring a headlamp. Trailhead visible from the viewpoint
More from 3560-220 Trailhead
- 3560-221 & Devil's Half Acre Trail #482A 2.8 mi · ▲ 406 ft
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