Barlow Pass via Pacific Crest Trail
5 mi · ▲ 533 ft · 1 hr 56 min
Barlow Pass via Pacific Crest Trail is a 5-mile out-and-back near Government Camp, OR. The route reaches Barlow Pass at the turnaround, 2.5 miles in. It climbs 533 ft. It scores 7/100 on the Ambleway Wildness scale: paved and peopled.
Elevation
0 mi4,141 – 4,472 ft5.1 mi
Getting there
Trailhead: Unnamed 45.30333, -121.67346
Nearest town Government Camp, OR · Official trailhead info (fs.usda.gov)
Directions
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Barlow Pass via Pacific Crest Trail
5 mi · ▲ 533 ft · 1 hr 56 min
Elevation 4,140–4,473 ft
Out & Back
Trailhead: 45.30333, -121.67346
Weather Sep 4: Light rain, high 50°F / low 40° · precip 47% · wind 2 mph · sunrise 6:33 AM · sunset 7:41 PM
Toilets at the trailhead · Parking lot at the trailhead
- Start at the trailhead, heading NW.
- 50 ftTurn left, heading NW.
- 0.1 miBear right, heading NW.
- 450 ftBear left, heading W.
- 0.2 miTurn left, heading SW.
- 0.5 miTurn left onto Pacific Crest Trail, heading SE.
- 1.6 miReach Barlow Pass, then turn around and head back the way you came.
- 1.6 miTurn right, heading NW.
- 0.5 miTurn right, heading NE.
- 0.2 miBear right, heading E.
- 450 ftBear left, heading SE.
- 0.1 miTurn right, heading SE.
- 50 ftArrive back at the trailhead.
Each distance is the walk from the previous step. Tap a step for a map of its junction.
Trail surface
29% dirt71% unspecified
Weather
Light rainTemperature 50°F40°
Precip47%Wind2 mphUV4Humidity73%
Rained 0.6″ 2 days ago · trails may be muddy
Hourly temperatureRain chance
50°40°
Sunrise 6:33 AM12 AM3 AM9 AM12 PM3 PMSunset 7:41 PM
Sat
54°41°
42%
Sun
54°43°
61%
Mon
60°40°
30%
Tue
68°43°
Wed
75°52°
Thu
71°53°
15%
Good to know
- Toilets at the trailhead
- Parking lot at the trailhead
More from this trailhead
- Pacific Crest Trail 2.5 mi · ▲ 312 ft
- Pacific Crest Trail 2.8 mi · ▲ 373 ft
- Timberline Trail #600 4 mi · ▲ 1,022 ft
- Yellow Jacket Ski Trail via Pacific Crest Trail 4.3 mi · ▲ 614 ft
- Timberline Trail #600 Loop 5.1 mi · ▲ 1,023 ft
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