Collins Lake–Glade Trail #661, 4 sights is a 13.8-mile out-and-back in Richard L. Kohnstamm Memorial Area near Government Camp, OR. The route reaches Collins Lake at the turnaround, 6.9 miles in. It climbs 3,988 ft, with sections as steep as 19% grade, and is mostly dirt. It scores 29/100 on the Ambleway Wildness scale: green fringe.
Elevation
0 mi3,809 – 6,050 ft · steepest grade: 19%14.6 mi
Getting there
Trailhead: Unnamed 45.30333, -121.67346
Nearest town Government Camp, OR · Official trailhead info (fs.usda.gov)
Directions
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Collins Lake–Glade Trail #661, 4 sights
13.8 mi · ▲ 3,988 ft · 6 hr 36 min
Elevation 3,809–6,051 ft
Out & Back · Richard L. Kohnstamm Memorial Area
Trailhead: 45.30333, -121.67346
Weather Sep 4: Light rain, high 50°F / low 40° · precip 47% · wind 2 mph · sunrise 6:33 AM · sunset 7:41 PM
Transit-accessible: Best Western-Gov’t Camp stop 243 m from the trailhead · Toilets at the trailhead · Parking lot at the trailhead
- Start at the trailhead, heading NW.
- 50 ftTurn left, heading NW.
- 0.1 miBear right, heading NW.
- 450 ftBear left, heading N.
- 50 ftBear right, heading NW.
- 0.8 miBear right, heading N.
- 0.6 miTurn left, heading NW.
- 50 ftBear right onto Timberline Trail #600, heading NW.
- 0.5 miTurn right onto Pacific Crest Trail, heading SW.
- 1.1 miBear left, heading NW.
- 0.2 miBear left, heading SW.
- 150 ftTurn left, heading NW.
- 150 ftTurn left onto Timberline Lodge T5, heading W.
- 50 ftTurn right onto Timberline Lodge T1, heading W.
- 50 ftBear left, heading W.
- 50 ftSharp right, heading W.
- 150 ftBear left onto Timberline To Town Trail #756, heading W.
- 50 ftContinue straight onto Glade Trail #661, heading W.
- 2.7 miBear right onto Timberline To Town Trail #756, heading SW.
- 50 ftBear right onto Crosstown Trail #755, heading SW.
- 300 ftContinue straight onto Skiway Trail #755B, heading SW.
- 0.6 miReach Collins Lake, then turn around and head back the way you came.
- 0.6 miContinue straight onto Crosstown Trail #755, heading NE.
- 250 ftBear left onto Timberline To Town Trail #756, heading NE.
- 50 ftBear left onto Glade Trail #661, heading NE.
- 2.7 miContinue straight onto Timberline To Town Trail #756, heading NE.
- 50 ftBear right, heading E.
- 200 ftSharp left, heading NE.
- 50 ftBear right onto Timberline Lodge T1, heading NE.
- 50 ftTurn left onto Timberline Lodge T5, heading NE.
- 50 ftTurn right, heading NE.
- 150 ftTurn right, heading E.
- 150 ftBear right onto Pacific Crest Trail, heading E.
- 0.2 miTurn left, heading NE.
- 1.1 miTurn left onto Timberline Trail #600, heading SE.
- 0.5 miBear left, heading SE.
- 50 ftTurn right, heading SE.
- 0.6 miBear left, heading E.
- 0.8 miBear left, heading S.
- 50 ftBear right, heading SE.
- 450 ftBear left, heading SE.
- 500 ftTurn right, heading SE.
- 50 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
83% dirt17% unspecified
Weather
Light rainTemperature 50°F40°
Precip47%Wind2 mphUV4Humidity73%
Rained 0.6″ 2 days ago · trails may be muddy
Hourly temperatureRain chance
50°40°
Sunrise 6:33 AM12 AM3 AM9 AM12 PM3 PMSunset 7:41 PM
Sat
54°41°
42%
Sun
54°43°
61%
Mon
60°40°
30%
Tue
68°43°
Wed
75°52°
Thu
71°53°
15%
Good to know
- Transit-accessible: Best Western-Gov’t Camp stop 243 m from the trailhead
- Toilets at the trailhead
- Parking lot at the trailhead
More from this trailhead
- Pacific Crest Trail 2.5 mi · ▲ 312 ft
- Pacific Crest Trail 2.8 mi · ▲ 373 ft
- Timberline Trail #600 4 mi · ▲ 1,022 ft
- Yellow Jacket Ski Trail via Pacific Crest Trail 4.3 mi · ▲ 614 ft
- Barlow Pass via Pacific Crest Trail 5 mi · ▲ 533 ft
- Timberline Trail #600 Loop 5.1 mi · ▲ 1,023 ft
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