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Mount Hood Wilderness

Catalpa Lake–Bonney Meadows Trail #471, 3 sights

5.1 mi · ▲ 1,021 ft · 2 hr 13 min

Catalpa Lake–Bonney Meadows Trail #471, 3 sights is a 5.1-mile out-and-back in Mount Hood Wilderness near Government Camp, OR. The route reaches Catalpa Lake at the turnaround, 2.5 miles in. It climbs 1,021 ft, with sections as steep as 21% grade, and is mostly dirt. It scores 51/100 on the Ambleway Wildness scale: backcountry feel.

Elevation

0 mi3,078 – 4,137 ft · steepest grade: 21%5.1 mi

Getting there

Trailhead: Unnamed 45.23612, -121.62749
Nearest town Government Camp, OR
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Catalpa Lake–Bonney Meadows Trail #471, 3 sights

5.1 mi · ▲ 1,021 ft · 2 hr 13 min

Elevation 3,079–4,137 ft

Out & Back · Mount Hood Wilderness

Trailhead: 45.23612, -121.62749

Weather Sep 4: Heavy drizzle, high 55°F / low 44° · precip 46% · wind 1 mph · sunrise 6:33 AM · sunset 7:40 PM

  1. Start at the trailhead, heading SW.
  2. 0.1 miTurn right onto Bonney Meadows Trail #471, heading NW.
  3. 200 ftTurn left, heading SW.
  4. 250 ftTurn left onto Forest Road 4300-220, heading S.
  5. 250 ftContinue straight onto Bonney Meadows Trail #471, heading S.
  6. 1.5 miSharp right onto Catalpa Lake Trail #535, heading NW.
  7. 0.8 miReach Catalpa Lake, then turn around and head back the way you came.
  8. 0.8 miSharp left onto Bonney Meadows Trail #471, heading N.
  9. 1.5 miContinue straight onto Forest Road 4300-220, heading N.
  10. 250 ftTurn right onto Forest Road 4300-221, heading E.
  11. 250 ftTurn right onto Bonney Meadows Trail #471, heading S.
  12. 200 ftTurn left, heading NE.
  13. 500 ftArrive back at the trailhead.

Each distance is the walk from the previous step. Tap a step for a map of its junction.

Trail map, photos and weather for this hike: www.ambleway.com/hikes/catalpa-lake-catalpa-lake-out-back-4-sights-8-km-72d4

Trail surface

63% dirt37% unspecified

Weather

Heavy drizzleTemperature 55°F44°
Precip46%Wind1 mphUV4Humidity69%
Rained 0.5″ 2 days ago · trails may be muddy
Hourly temperatureRain chance
55°40° 12 AM: 5% rain1 AM: 10% rain2 AM: 7% rain3 AM: 8% rain4 AM: 11% rain5 AM: 18% rain6 AM: 16% rain7 AM: 19% rain8 AM: 24% rain9 AM: 26% rain10 AM: 18% rain11 AM: 8% rain12 PM: 8% rain1 PM: 14% rain2 PM: 28% rain3 PM: 36% rain4 PM: 46% rain5 PM: 46% rain6 PM: 42% rain7 PM: 34% rain8 PM: 26% rain9 PM: 9% rain10 PM: 7% rain11 PM: 6% rain
Sunrise 6:33 AM12 AM3 AM9 AM12 PM3 PMSunset 7:40 PM
Sat 59°47° 38%
Sun 58°47° 57%
Mon 64°44° 25%
Tue 72°47°
Wed 79°56°
Thu 75°57°

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