Mount Hood Wilderness

Barlow Butte Trail #670

9.9 mi · ▲ 3,962 ft · 5 hr 17 min

Barlow Butte Trail #670 is a 9.9-mile out-and-back in Mount Hood Wilderness near Government Camp, OR. It climbs 3,962 ft, with sections as steep as 52% grade, and is mostly dirt. It scores 55/100 on the Ambleway Wildness scale: backcountry feel.

Elevation

0 mi3,153 – 5,184 ft · steepest grade: 52%9.9 mi

Getting there

Trailhead: Barlow Road 45.28077, -121.68396
Nearest town Government Camp, OR

Directions

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Barlow Butte Trail #670

9.9 mi · ▲ 3,962 ft · 5 hr 17 min

Elevation 3,155–5,183 ft

Out & Back · Mount Hood Wilderness

Trailhead: Barlow Road · 45.28077, -121.68396

Weather Sep 4: Light rain, high 50°F / low 40° · precip 48% · wind 2 mph · sunrise 6:33 AM · sunset 7:41 PM

Toilets at the trailhead

  1. Start on Barlow Butte Trail #670, heading NE.
  2. 4.9 miReach Barlow Butte Trail #670, then turn around and head back the way you came.
  3. 4.9 miArrive back at the trailhead.

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

Trail surface

96% dirt4% unspecified

Weather

Light rainTemperature 50°F40°
Precip48%Wind2 mphUV4Humidity73%
Rained 0.6″ 2 days ago · trails may be muddy
Hourly temperatureRain chance
50°40° 12 AM: 6% rain1 AM: 11% rain2 AM: 9% rain3 AM: 6% rain4 AM: 11% rain5 AM: 20% rain6 AM: 18% rain7 AM: 22% rain8 AM: 26% rain9 AM: 28% rain10 AM: 20% rain11 AM: 9% rain12 PM: 10% rain1 PM: 16% rain2 PM: 31% rain3 PM: 38% rain4 PM: 48% rain5 PM: 47% rain6 PM: 42% rain7 PM: 33% rain8 PM: 27% rain9 PM: 11% rain10 PM: 7% rain11 PM: 9% rain
Sunrise 6:33 AM12 AM3 AM9 AM12 PM3 PMSunset 7:41 PM
Sat 54°41° 42%
Sun 54°43° 60%
Mon 61°40° 29%
Tue 69°43°
Wed 75°52°
Thu 71°54°

Sunset

The best sunset spot on this hike is 1.0 mi in (~49 min). Leave by 6:32 PM for the 7:41 PM sunset. Back at your car by 8:24 PM, after dark — bring a headlamp. Car visible from the viewpoint

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