Burnt Lake–Pacific Crest Viewpoint, 4 sights
15.9 mi · ▲ 3,778 ft · 7 hr 11 min
Burnt Lake–Pacific Crest Viewpoint, 4 sights is a 15.9-mile out-and-back in Mount Hood Wilderness near Government Camp, OR. The route passes Pacific Crest Viewpoint before reaching Burnt Lake at the turnaround, 8 miles in. It climbs 3,778 ft, with sections as steep as 24% grade. It scores 83/100 on the Ambleway Wildness scale: genuinely wild.
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Burnt Lake–Pacific Crest Viewpoint, 4 sights
15.9 mi · ▲ 3,778 ft · 7 hr 11 min
Elevation 4,143–5,981 ft
Out & Back · Mount Hood Wilderness
Trailhead: 45.33125, -121.71285
Weather Sep 4: Snow, high 41°F / low 34° · precip 49% · wind 5 mph · sunrise 6:33 AM · sunset 7:41 PM
Transit-accessible: Timberline stop 290 m from the trailhead · Toilets at the trailhead · Drinking water at the trailhead · Parking lot at the trailhead
- Start at the trailhead, heading NW.
- 150 ftBear left onto Timberline To Town Trail #756, heading W.
- 0.2 miBear right, heading NW.
- 0.4 miTurn left onto Pacific Crest Trail, heading W.
- 3.4 miPass Pacific Crest Viewpoint.
- 50 ftTurn left onto Paradise Park Trail #778, heading NW.
- 0.4 miBear right onto Zigzag Mountain Trail #775, heading NW.
- 2.8 miTurn right onto Burnt Lake Trail #772, heading W.
- 0.7 miReach Burnt Lake, then turn around and head back the way you came.
- 0.7 miTurn left onto Zigzag Mountain Trail #775, heading S.
- 2.8 miBear left onto Paradise Park Trail #778, heading SE.
- 0.4 miTurn right onto Pacific Crest Trail, heading S.
- 3.5 miTurn right, heading E.
- 0.4 miBear left onto Timberline To Town Trail #756, heading SE.
- 0.2 miBear right, heading E.
- 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 0.6 mi in (~17 min). Leave by 7:03 PM for the 7:41 PM sunset. Back at your car by 8:12 PM, after dark — bring a headlamp.
Good to know
- Transit-accessible: Timberline stop 290 m from the trailhead
- Toilets at the trailhead
- Drinking water at the trailhead
- Parking lot at the trailhead
More from this trailhead
- Pacific Crest Trail 2.8 mi · ▲ 708 ft
- Pacific Crest Trail 2.8 mi · ▲ 774 ft
- Glade Trail #661–Gravy Train, 3 sights 3.5 mi · ▲ 507 ft
- Pacific Crest Trail 6.4 mi · ▲ 1,417 ft
- Pacific Crest Trail 6.4 mi · ▲ 1,484 ft
- Alpine Trail #660–Crosstown Trail #755, 4 sights 6.5 mi · ▲ 1,965 ft
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