Blue Box Pass–220, 5 sights
6.2 mi · ▲ 1,049 ft · 2 hr 35 min
Blue Box Pass–220, 5 sights is a 6.2-mile out-and-back near Government Camp, OR. The route reaches Blue Box Pass. It climbs 1,049 ft, with sections as steep as 18% grade. It scores 15/100 on the Ambleway Wildness scale: paved and peopled.
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Blue Box Pass–220, 5 sights
6.2 mi · ▲ 1,049 ft · 2 hr 35 min
Elevation 3,869–4,432 ft
Out & Back
Trailhead: 45.22931, -121.69971
Weather Sep 4: Heavy drizzle, high 52°F / low 41° · precip 50% · 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 onto Pacific Crest Trail, heading SW.
- 500 ftTurn left onto Blue Box Trail, heading S.
- 0.7 miTurn left onto 220, heading SE.
- 450 ftTurn left onto 221, heading SE.
- 50 ftBear right onto 220, heading S.
- 1 miPass Blue Box Pass.
- 150 ftTurn right, heading SE.
- 0.2 miContinue straight onto Burp Road, heading E.
- 1 miReach Blue Box Pass, then turn around and head back the way you came.
- 1.2 miTurn left, heading N.
- 1 miBear left onto 221, heading N.
- 50 ftTurn right onto 220, heading N.
- 450 ftTurn right onto Blue Box Trail, heading NW.
- 0.7 miTurn right onto Pacific Crest Trail, heading N.
- 500 ftTurn right, heading NE.
- 50 ftArrive 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 0.5 mi in (~22 min). Leave by 6:58 PM for the 7:41 PM sunset. Back at your car by 8:08 PM — 3 min before dark. Car visible from the viewpoint
Good to know
- Toilets at the trailhead
- Parking lot at the trailhead
More from this trailhead
- Pacific Crest Trail 2.6 mi · ▲ 456 ft
- Lower Twin Lake & Twin Lakes Trail #495 via Pacific Crest Trail 4.1 mi · ▲ 655 ft
- Frog Lake–Blue Box Pass, 5 sights 4.8 mi · ▲ 993 ft
- 2610-221–Frog Lake Butte Road, 4 sights 6.9 mi · ▲ 1,731 ft
- Frog Lake Buttes–Lower Twin Lake Loop, 6 sights 7.1 mi · ▲ 1,562 ft
- Palmateer Point–Upper Twin Lake, 6 sights 8.9 mi · ▲ 1,701 ft
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