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Elk Meadows Perimeter #645A–Gnarl Ridge Cut Off Trail, 4 sights

12.5 mi · ▲ 3,738 ft · 6 hr 2 min

Elk Meadows Perimeter #645A–Gnarl Ridge Cut Off Trail, 4 sights is a 12.5-mile out-and-back in Mount Hood Wilderness near Parkdale, OR. It climbs 3,738 ft, with sections as steep as 24% grade, and is mostly dirt. It scores 90/100 on the Ambleway Wildness scale: genuinely wild.

Elevation

0 mi5,141 – 7,340 ft · steepest grade: 24%12.7 mi

Getting there

Trailhead: Tilly Jane Trail #600A 45.39941, -121.64797
Nearest town Parkdale, OR
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Elk Meadows Perimeter #645A–Gnarl Ridge Cut Off Trail, 4 sights

12.5 mi · ▲ 3,738 ft · 6 hr 2 min

Elevation 5,142–7,338 ft

Out & Back · Mount Hood Wilderness

Trailhead: Tilly Jane Trail #600A · 45.39941, -121.64797

Weather Sep 4: Light drizzle, high 45°F / low 37° · precip 43% · wind 5 mph · sunrise 6:33 AM · sunset 7:41 PM

Parking lot at the trailhead

  1. Start on Tilly Jane Trail #600A, heading S.
  2. 1.1 miBear left onto Timberline Trail #600, heading SW.
  3. 1.5 miBear left, heading S.
  4. 2.6 miContinue straight onto Gnarl Ridge Trail #652, heading SE.
  5. 0.2 miBear left onto Gnarl Ridge Cut Off Trail, heading SE.
  6. 0.6 miTurn right onto Elk Meadows Perimeter #645A, heading E.
  7. 0.3 miReach Tilly Jane Trail #600A, then turn around and head back the way you came.
  8. 0.3 miTurn left onto Gnarl Ridge Cut Off Trail, heading NE.
  9. 0.6 miBear right onto Gnarl Ridge Trail #652, heading N.
  10. 0.2 miContinue straight onto Timberline Trail #600, heading NW.
  11. 2.5 miBear right, heading N.
  12. 1.6 miBear right onto Tilly Jane Trail #600A, heading N.
  13. 1 miArrive back at the trailhead.

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Trail map, photos and weather for this hike: www.ambleway.com/hikes/elk-meadows-perimeter-645a-gnarl-ridge-cut-off-trail-out-back-4-sights

Trail surface

100% dirt

Weather

Light drizzleTemperature 45°F37°
Feels like38°Precip43%Wind5 mphUV4Humidity92%
Rained 1″ 2 days ago · trails may be muddy
Hourly temperatureRain chance
50°35° 12 AM: 4% rain1 AM: 12% rain2 AM: 9% rain3 AM: 6% rain4 AM: 8% rain5 AM: 18% rain6 AM: 21% rain7 AM: 19% rain8 AM: 24% rain9 AM: 27% rain10 AM: 24% rain11 AM: 12% rain12 PM: 12% rain1 PM: 17% rain2 PM: 26% rain3 PM: 37% rain4 PM: 43% rain5 PM: 43% rain6 PM: 37% rain7 PM: 36% rain8 PM: 27% rain9 PM: 13% rain10 PM: 6% rain11 PM: 6% rain
Sunrise 6:33 AM12 AM3 AM9 AM12 PM3 PMSunset 7:41 PM
Sat 47°37° 39%
Sun 48°39° 60%
Mon 55°35° 29%
Tue 63°39°
Wed 71°46°
Thu 65°47°

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