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Mount Hood Wilderness

Barlow Pass–Devil's Half Acre Trail #482A, 3 sights

4.5 mi · ▲ 708 ft · 1 hr 51 min

Barlow Pass–Devil's Half Acre Trail #482A, 3 sights is a 4.5-mile out-and-back in Mount Hood Wilderness near Government Camp, OR. The route reaches Barlow Pass. It climbs 708 ft, with sections as steep as 15% grade. It scores 46/100 on the Ambleway Wildness scale: green fringe.

Elevation

0 mi4,160 – 4,554 ft · steepest grade: 15%4.6 mi

Getting there

Trailhead: Pacific Crest Trail 45.28279, -121.68465
Nearest town Government Camp, OR
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Barlow Pass–Devil's Half Acre Trail #482A, 3 sights

4.5 mi · ▲ 708 ft · 1 hr 51 min

Elevation 4,161–4,554 ft

Out & Back · Mount Hood Wilderness

Trailhead: Pacific Crest Trail · 45.28279, -121.68465

Weather Sep 4: sunrise 6:33 AM · sunset 7:41 PM

Toilets at the trailhead · Parking lot at the trailhead

  1. Start on Pacific Crest Trail, heading SW.
  2. 50 ftPass Barlow Pass.
  3. 1.5 miContinue straight onto Palmateer Trail #482, heading SE.
  4. 0.2 miBear right onto Devil's Half Acre Trail #482A, heading E.
  5. 100 ftBear left onto Palmateer Trail #482, heading E.
  6. 0.6 miReach Barlow Pass, then turn around and head back the way you came.
  7. 0.6 miBear right onto Devil's Half Acre Trail #482A, heading W.
  8. 100 ftBear left onto Palmateer Trail #482, heading W.
  9. 0.2 miContinue straight onto Pacific Crest Trail, heading NW.
  10. 1.4 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-pass-devils-half-acre-trail-482a-out-back-3-sights-7-km

Weather

Sunrise 6:33 AMSunset 7:41 PM

Good to know

  • Toilets at the trailhead
  • Parking lot at the trailhead

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