Barlow Butte–Barlow Pass, 4 sights
7.9 mi · ▲ 1,778 ft · 3 hr 31 min
Barlow Butte–Barlow Pass, 4 sights is a 7.9-mile out-and-back in Mount Hood Wilderness near Government Camp, OR. The route passes Barlow Pass before reaching Barlow Butte at the turnaround, 4 miles in. It climbs 1,778 ft, with sections as steep as 34% grade. It scores 9/100 on the Ambleway Wildness scale: paved and peopled.
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Barlow Butte–Barlow Pass, 4 sights
7.9 mi · ▲ 1,778 ft · 3 hr 31 min
Elevation 3,954–5,058 ft
Out & Back · Mount Hood Wilderness
Trailhead: 45.30333, -121.67346
Weather Sep 5: Light drizzle, high 56°F / low 40° · precip 31% · wind 2 mph · sunrise 6:34 AM · sunset 7:39 PM
Toilets at the trailhead · Parking lot at the trailhead
- Start at the trailhead, heading NW.
- 50 ftTurn left, heading NW.
- 0.1 miBear right, heading NW.
- 450 ftBear left, heading W.
- 0.2 miTurn left, heading SW.
- 0.5 miTurn left onto Pacific Crest Trail, heading SE.
- 1.6 miPass Barlow Pass.
- 150 ftTurn left onto Barlow Road, heading SW.
- 0.1 miSharp left onto Barlow Butte Trail #670, heading S.
- 1.2 miBear left onto Barlow Butte summit trail, heading E.
- 0.1 miReach Barlow Butte, then turn around and head back the way you came.
- 500 ftBear right onto Barlow Butte Trail #670, heading W.
- 1.2 miSharp right onto Barlow Road, heading SW.
- 0.1 miTurn right onto Pacific Crest Trail, heading NW.
- 1.6 miTurn right, heading N.
- 0.5 miTurn right, heading E.
- 0.2 miBear right, heading NE.
- 450 ftBear left, heading SE.
- 500 ftTurn right, heading SE.
- 50 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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Sunset
The best sunset spot on this hike is 3.6 mi in (~114 min). Leave by 5:24 PM for the 7:39 PM sunset. Back at your car by 9:37 PM, after dark — bring a headlamp.
Good to know
- Toilets at the trailhead
- Parking lot at the trailhead
More from this trailhead
- Pacific Crest Trail 2.5 mi · ▲ 312 ft
- Pacific Crest Trail 2.8 mi · ▲ 373 ft
- Timberline Trail #600 4 mi · ▲ 1,022 ft
- Yellow Jacket Ski Trail via Pacific Crest Trail 4.3 mi · ▲ 614 ft
- Barlow Pass via Pacific Crest Trail 5 mi · ▲ 533 ft
- Timberline Trail #600 Loop 5.1 mi · ▲ 1,022 ft
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