Barlow Pass–Barlow Road Loop, 5 sights
6.1 mi · ▲ 1,189 ft · 2 hr 38 min
Barlow Pass–Barlow Road Loop, 5 sights is a 6.1-mile loop in Mount Hood Wilderness near Government Camp, OR. The route reaches Barlow Pass. It climbs 1,189 ft, with sections as steep as 22% grade. It scores 56/100 on the Ambleway Wildness scale: backcountry feel.
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Barlow Pass–Barlow Road Loop, 5 sights
6.1 mi · ▲ 1,189 ft · 2 hr 38 min
Elevation 3,737–4,554 ft
Loop · Mount Hood Wilderness
Trailhead: Pacific Crest Trail · 45.28279, -121.68465
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 · Parking lot at the trailhead
- Start on Pacific Crest Trail, heading SW.
- 50 ftPass Barlow Pass.
- 1.5 miContinue straight onto Palmateer Trail #482, heading SE.
- 0.2 miBear right onto Devil's Half Acre Trail #482A, heading E.
- 100 ftBear left onto Palmateer Trail #482, heading E.
- 1.1 miSharp right, heading W.
- 0.1 miSharp right onto Twin Lakes Trail #495, heading N.
- 0.6 miBear left, heading NW.
- 0.2 miTurn right onto Pacific Crest Trail, heading NW.
- 0.5 miSharp right onto Palmateer Trail #482, heading E.
- 0.2 miSharp left onto Devil's Half Acre Trail #482A, heading E.
- 0.9 miTurn left onto Barlow Road, heading E.
- 0.9 miThe loop closes 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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- Toilets at the trailhead
- Parking lot at the trailhead
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