Cannonball–Gnar-Gnar Trail, 4 sights
4.8 mi · ▲ 1,155 ft · 2 hr 11 min
Cannonball–Gnar-Gnar Trail, 4 sights is a 4.8-mile out-and-back near Government Camp, OR. It climbs 1,155 ft, with sections as steep as 21% grade. It scores 16/100 on the Ambleway Wildness scale: paved and peopled.
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Cannonball–Gnar-Gnar Trail, 4 sights
4.8 mi · ▲ 1,155 ft · 2 hr 11 min
Elevation 3,701–4,840 ft
Out & Back
Trailhead: Summit Trail #691 · 45.30225, -121.76956
Weather Sep 4: Heavy drizzle, high 53°F / low 42° · precip 55% · wind 4 mph · sunrise 6:33 AM · sunset 7:41 PM
Transit-accessible: Ski Bowl West stop 282 m from the trailhead · Parking lot at the trailhead
- Start on Summit Trail #691, heading SE.
- 0.9 miSharp right, heading S.
- 50 ftContinue straight onto Optimator Trail, heading W.
- 50 ftContinue straight onto Low Road, heading SW.
- 0.8 miTurn left onto Gnar-Gnar Trail, heading SW.
- 50 ftTurn left onto Sunset Trail, heading W.
- 450 ftTurn right onto Sunrise Trail, heading S.
- 150 ftTurn left, heading SE.
- 100 ftTurn left, heading SE.
- 200 ftTurn right onto Cannonball, heading SW.
- 0.5 miReach Summit Trail #691, then turn around and head back the way you came.
- 0.5 miTurn left, heading NE.
- 200 ftTurn right, heading NE.
- 100 ftTurn right onto Sunrise Trail, heading N.
- 150 ftTurn left onto Sunset Trail, heading N.
- 450 ftTurn right onto Gnar-Gnar Trail, heading N.
- 50 ftTurn right onto Low Road, heading W.
- 0.8 miContinue straight onto Optimator Trail, heading E.
- 100 ftSharp left onto Summit Trail #691, heading E.
- 0.9 miArrive 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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- Transit-accessible: Ski Bowl West stop 282 m from the trailhead
- Parking lot at the trailhead
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