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Beargrass Trail–Glade Trail #661, 3 sights is a 15.9-mile out-and-back in Richard L. Kohnstamm Memorial Area near Government Camp, OR. It climbs 4,759 ft, with sections as steep as 20% grade, and is mostly dirt. It scores 42/100 on the Ambleway Wildness scale: green fringe.

Elevation

0 mi4,009 – 6,050 ft · steepest grade: 20%16.8 mi

Getting there

Trailhead: Glade Trail #661 45.30854, -121.75291
Nearest town Government Camp, OR

Directions

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Beargrass Trail–Glade Trail #661, 3 sights

15.9 mi · ▲ 4,759 ft · 7 hr 41 min

Elevation 4,011–6,051 ft

Out & Back · Richard L. Kohnstamm Memorial Area

Trailhead: Glade Trail #661 · 45.30854, -121.75291

Weather Sep 5: Light rain, high 55°F / low 41° · precip 27% · wind 6 mph · sunrise 6:34 AM · sunset 7:39 PM

Transit-accessible: Collins Lake Resort stop 605 m from the trailhead · Parking lot at the trailhead

  1. Start on Glade Trail #661, heading N.
  2. 0.1 miBear left onto Crosstown Trail #755, heading N.
  3. 50 ftTurn right onto Timberline To Town Trail #756, heading N.
  4. 50 ftBear left onto Glade Trail #661, heading N.
  5. 2.7 miContinue straight onto Timberline To Town Trail #756, heading NE.
  6. 50 ftBear right, heading NE.
  7. 200 ftSharp left, heading E.
  8. 50 ftBear right onto Timberline Lodge T1, heading E.
  9. 50 ftTurn left onto Timberline Lodge T5, heading E.
  10. 50 ftTurn right, heading SE.
  11. 100 ftTurn right, heading SE.
  12. 150 ftBear right onto Pacific Crest Trail, heading E.
  13. 0.2 miTurn left, heading E.
  14. 1.1 miTurn left onto Timberline Trail #600, heading SE.
  15. 0.5 miBear left, heading N.
  16. 1.7 miTurn right, heading NE.
  17. 0.9 miTurn left, heading SE.
  18. 0.5 miReach Glade Trail #661, then turn around and head back the way you came.
  19. 0.5 miTurn right, heading NW.
  20. 2.6 miBear right, heading SW.
  21. 0.5 miTurn right onto Pacific Crest Trail, heading SW.
  22. 1.1 miBear left, heading NW.
  23. 0.2 miBear left, heading N.
  24. 150 ftTurn left, heading NW.
  25. 100 ftTurn left onto Timberline Lodge T5, heading NW.
  26. 50 ftTurn right onto Timberline Lodge T1, heading NW.
  27. 50 ftBear left, heading NW.
  28. 50 ftSharp right, heading NW.
  29. 200 ftBear left onto Timberline To Town Trail #756, heading NW.
  30. 50 ftContinue straight onto Glade Trail #661, heading NW.
  31. 2.7 miBear right onto Timberline To Town Trail #756, heading W.
  32. 50 ftTurn left onto Crosstown Trail #755, heading SW.
  33. 50 ftBear right onto Glade Trail #661, heading SW.
  34. 350 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

98% dirt2% unspecified

Weather

Light rainTemperature 55°F41°
Feels like43°Precip27%Wind6 mphUV5Humidity86%
Rained 0.1″ yesterday (0.7″ over the last week)
Hourly temperatureRain chance
55°40° 12 AM: 15% rain1 AM: 8% rain2 AM: 2% rain3 AM: 3% rain4 AM: 4% rain5 AM: 8% rain6 AM: 7% rain7 AM: 6% rain8 AM: 5% rain9 AM: 5% rain10 AM: 4% rain11 AM: 4% rain12 PM: 8% rain1 PM: 12% rain2 PM: 16% rain3 PM: 15% rain4 PM: 27% rain5 PM: 18% rain6 PM: 10% rain7 PM: 5% rain8 PM: 3% rain9 PM: 1% rain10 PM: 12% rain11 PM: 13% rain
Sunrise 6:34 AM12 AM3 AM9 AM12 PM3 PMSunset 7:39 PM
Sun 48°44° 81%
Mon 57°41° 29%
Tue 73°41°
Wed 80°52°
Thu 71°49°
Fri 59°39° 19%

Good to know

  • Transit-accessible: Collins Lake Resort stop 605 m from the trailhead
  • Parking lot at the trailhead

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