Elk Meadows Trail #645 is a 3.9-mile out-and-back in Mount Hood Wilderness near Government Camp, OR. It climbs 806 ft, with sections as steep as 18% grade, and is mostly dirt. It scores 48/100 on the Ambleway Wildness scale: green fringe.
Elevation
0 mi4,531 – 5,276 ft · steepest grade: 18%4.0 mi
Getting there
Trailhead: Unnamed 45.32552, -121.63474
Nearest town Government Camp, OR
Directions
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Elk Meadows Trail #645
3.9 mi · ▲ 806 ft · 1 hr 42 min
Elevation 4,530–5,277 ft
Out & Back · Mount Hood Wilderness
Trailhead: 45.32552, -121.63474
Weather Sep 4: Drizzle, high 49°F / low 39° · precip 43% · wind 4 mph · sunrise 6:33 AM · sunset 7:40 PM
Toilets at the trailhead · Parking lot at the trailhead
- Start at the trailhead, heading NE.
- 0.1 miTurn left onto Sahale Falls Trail #667C, heading N.
- 0.1 miContinue straight onto Elk Meadows Trail #645, heading NE.
- 1.7 miReach the turnaround, then head back the way you came.
- 1.7 miContinue straight onto Sahale Falls Trail #667C, heading SW.
- 0.1 miTurn right, heading SW.
- 450 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
95% dirt5% unspecified
Weather
DrizzleTemperature 49°F39°
Feels like43°Precip43%Wind4 mphUV4Humidity76%
Rained 0.5″ 2 days ago · trails may be muddy
Hourly temperatureRain chance
50°35°
Sunrise 6:33 AM12 AM3 AM9 AM12 PM3 PMSunset 7:40 PM
Sat
53°41°
36%
Sun
53°42°
59%
Mon
59°39°
28%
Tue
67°42°
Wed
74°51°
Thu
70°53°
Good to know
- Toilets at the trailhead
- Parking lot at the trailhead
More from this trailhead
- Old Elk Meadows Trail 1.9 mi · ▲ 245 ft
- Elk Meadows Trail #645 3.5 mi · ▲ 750 ft
- Umbrella Falls & Umbrella Falls Trail #667 3.7 mi · ▲ 788 ft
- Picnic Rock Viewpoint & Umbrella Falls Trail #667 via Beargrass Trail 4 mi · ▲ 877 ft
- Picnic Rock–Picnic Rock Viewpoint, 3 summits 4.3 mi · ▲ 877 ft
- Picnic Rock Viewpoint–Jack's Woods Trail Loop, 4 sights 8 mi · ▲ 1,699 ft
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