Barlow Butte–Barlow Pass, 4 sights
14.7 mi · ▲ 3,780 ft · 6 hr 47 min
Barlow Butte–Barlow Pass, 4 sights is a 14.7-mile out-and-back in Mount Hood Wilderness near Government Camp, OR. The route passes Barlow Pass before reaching Barlow Butte at the turnaround, 7.4 miles in. It climbs 3,780 ft, with sections as steep as 35% grade, and is mostly dirt. It scores 33/100 on the Ambleway Wildness scale: green fringe.
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Barlow Butte–Barlow Pass, 4 sights
14.7 mi · ▲ 3,780 ft · 6 hr 47 min
Elevation 3,954–5,858 ft
Out & Back · Mount Hood Wilderness
Trailhead: 45.32990, -121.66501
Weather Sep 4: Drizzle, high 44°F / low 37° · precip 46% · wind 7 mph · sunrise 6:33 AM · sunset 7:41 PM
Toilets at the trailhead · Parking lot at the trailhead
- Start at the trailhead, heading S.
- 0.7 miTurn left onto Timberline Trail #600, heading W.
- 1.7 miBear right, heading SW.
- 50 ftBear left, heading SW.
- 0.6 miBear left, heading S.
- 50 ftBear right, heading S.
- 0.7 miSharp right, heading SE.
- 300 ftTurn left, heading W.
- 0.5 miTurn left onto Pacific Crest Trail, heading W.
- 1.6 miPass Barlow Pass.
- 350 ftTurn left onto Barlow Road, heading W.
- 0.1 miSharp left onto Barlow Butte Trail #670, heading S.
- 1.2 miBear left onto Barlow Butte summit trail, heading SE.
- 500 ftReach Barlow Butte, then turn around and head back the way you came.
- 0.1 miBear right onto Barlow Butte Trail #670, heading W.
- 1.2 miSharp right onto Barlow Road, heading S.
- 0.1 miTurn right onto Pacific Crest Trail, heading N.
- 1.6 miTurn right, heading N.
- 0.5 miTurn right, heading NE.
- 250 ftSharp left, heading NE.
- 0.7 miBear left, heading N.
- 50 ftBear right, heading N.
- 0.6 miBear right, heading NW.
- 50 ftBear left onto Timberline Trail #600, heading NW.
- 1.7 miTurn right, heading SE.
- 0.6 miArrive 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 7.0 mi in (~206 min). Leave by 3:55 PM for the 7:41 PM sunset. Back at your car by 11:48 PM, after dark — bring a headlamp.
Good to know
- Toilets at the trailhead
- Parking lot at the trailhead
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- Picnic Rock–Picnic Rock Viewpoint, 3 summits 3.1 mi · ▲ 140 ft
- Beargrass Cutoff Trail–Beargrass Trail, 3 sights 4.2 mi · ▲ 747 ft
- Picnic Rock–Picnic Rock Viewpoint Loop, 4 sights 5.4 mi · ▲ 752 ft
- Timberline Trail #600 5.9 mi · ▲ 1,922 ft
- Timberline Trail #600 6.1 mi · ▲ 1,931 ft
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