AMBLEWAY Wildest hikes

Mount Hood Wilderness

Barlow Butte Trail #670 & Devil's Half Acre Trail #482A

10.8 mi · ▲ 4,031 ft · 5 hr 37 min

Barlow Butte Trail #670 & Devil's Half Acre Trail #482A is a 10.8-mile out-and-back in Mount Hood Wilderness near Government Camp, OR. It climbs 4,031 ft, with sections as steep as 52% grade, and is mostly dirt. It scores 53/100 on the Ambleway Wildness scale: backcountry feel.

Elevation

0 mi3,153 – 5,184 ft · steepest grade: 52%10.8 mi

Getting there

Trailhead: Barlow Butte Trail #670 45.24432, -121.62938
Nearest town Government Camp, OR
Google Maps Apple Maps

Directions

AMBLEWAYwww.ambleway.com

Barlow Butte Trail #670 & Devil's Half Acre Trail #482A

10.8 mi · ▲ 4,031 ft · 5 hr 37 min

Elevation 3,155–5,183 ft

Out & Back · Mount Hood Wilderness

Trailhead: Barlow Butte Trail #670 · 45.24432, -121.62938

Weather Sep 5: Light drizzle, high 61°F / low 44° · precip 29% · wind 5 mph · sunrise 6:34 AM · sunset 7:38 PM

  1. Start on Barlow Butte Trail #670, heading NW.
  2. 4.8 miSharp left onto Devil's Half Acre Trail #482A, heading E.
  3. 0.6 miReach Barlow Butte Trail #670, then turn around and head back the way you came.
  4. 0.6 miSharp right onto Barlow Butte Trail #670, heading NE.
  5. 4.7 miArrive back at the trailhead.

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

Trail map, photos and weather for this hike: www.ambleway.com/hikes/barlow-butte-trail-670-devils-half-acre-trail-482a-out-back

Trail surface

88% dirt12% unspecified

Weather

Light drizzleTemperature 61°F44°
Feels like44°Precip29%Wind5 mphUV6Humidity72%
Rained 0.1″ yesterday (0.6″ over the last week)
Hourly temperatureRain chance
65°40° 12 AM: 14% rain1 AM: 10% rain2 AM: 7% rain3 AM: 7% rain4 AM: 8% rain5 AM: 13% rain6 AM: 16% rain7 AM: 12% rain8 AM: 6% rain9 AM: 6% rain10 AM: 3% rain11 AM: 4% rain12 PM: 9% rain1 PM: 14% rain2 PM: 19% rain3 PM: 21% rain4 PM: 29% rain5 PM: 24% rain6 PM: 14% rain7 PM: 10% rain8 PM: 6% rain9 PM: 6% rain10 PM: 6% rain11 PM: 4% rain
Sunrise 6:34 AM12 AM3 AM9 AM12 PM3 PMSunset 7:38 PM
Sun 58°47° 66%
Mon 63°44° 21%
Tue 74°47°
Wed 80°54°
Thu 71°52°
Fri 65°45° 18%

Sunset

The best sunset spot on this hike is 2.3 mi in (~115 min). Leave by 5:24 PM for the 7:38 PM sunset. Back at your car by 8:49 PM, after dark — bring a headlamp.

More sunset hikes nearby

More from Barlow Butte Trail #670 Trailhead

Hikes near Government Camp, Oregon