Crosstown Trail #755–Glade Trail #661, 3 sights is a 13.3-mile out-and-back in Richard L. Kohnstamm Memorial Area near Government Camp, OR. It climbs 3,764 ft, with sections as steep as 24% grade, and is mostly dirt. It scores 27/100 on the Ambleway Wildness scale: green fringe.
Elevation
0 mi3,980 – 6,050 ft · steepest grade: 24%14.0 mi
Getting there
Trailhead: Unnamed 45.30455, -121.67485
Nearest town Government Camp, OR · Official trailhead info (fs.usda.gov)
Directions
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Crosstown Trail #755–Glade Trail #661, 3 sights
13.3 mi · ▲ 3,764 ft · 6 hr 19 min
Elevation 3,981–6,051 ft
Out & Back · Richard L. Kohnstamm Memorial Area
Trailhead: 45.30455, -121.67485
Weather Sep 5: Light drizzle, high 56°F / low 40° · precip 31% · 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.
- 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 W.
- 0.5 miTurn right onto Pacific Crest Trail, heading SW.
- 1.1 miBear left, heading NW.
- 0.2 miBear left, heading NW.
- 150 ftTurn left, heading W.
- 100 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 SW.
- 200 ftBear left onto Timberline To Town Trail #756, heading W.
- 50 ftContinue straight onto Glade Trail #661, heading SW.
- 1.2 miTurn left onto Timberline To Town Trail #756, heading SW.
- 0.5 miTurn right onto Alpine Trail #660, heading S.
- 1.3 miContinue straight onto Crosstown Trail #755, heading W.
- 450 ftReach Glade Trail #661, then turn around and head back the way you came.
- 450 ftContinue straight onto Alpine Trail #660, heading S.
- 1.3 miTurn left onto Timberline To Town Trail #756, heading NE.
- 0.5 miTurn right onto Glade Trail #661, heading NW.
- 1.2 miContinue straight onto Timberline To Town Trail #756, heading NE.
- 50 ftBear right, heading NE.
- 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 E.
- 100 ftTurn right, heading E.
- 150 ftBear right onto Pacific Crest Trail, heading NE.
- 0.2 miTurn left, heading NE.
- 1.1 miTurn left onto Timberline Trail #600, heading S.
- 0.5 miBear left, heading E.
- 50 ftTurn right, heading NE.
- 0.6 miBear left, heading SE.
- 0.8 miBear left, heading S.
- 50 ftBear right, heading S.
- 150 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
64% dirt36% unspecified
Weather
Light drizzleTemperature 56°F40°
Precip31%Wind2 mphUV6Humidity80%
Rained 0.1″ yesterday (0.6″ over the last week)
Hourly temperatureRain chance
60°40°
Sunrise 6:33 AM12 AM3 AM9 AM12 PM3 PMSunset 7:41 PM
Sun
53°43°
71%
Mon
59°40°
26%
Tue
70°43°
Wed
76°50°
Thu
67°48°
Fri
61°41°
20%
Sunset
The best sunset spot on this hike is 6.3 mi in (~204 min). Leave by 3:56 PM for the 7:41 PM sunset. Back at your car by 11:18 PM, after dark — bring a headlamp.
Good to know
- 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 · ▲ 1,022 ft
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