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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

  1. Start at the trailhead, heading NE.
  2. 0.1 miTurn left onto Sahale Falls Trail #667C, heading N.
  3. 0.1 miContinue straight onto Elk Meadows Trail #645, heading NE.
  4. 1.7 miReach the turnaround, then head back the way you came.
  5. 1.7 miContinue straight onto Sahale Falls Trail #667C, heading SW.
  6. 0.1 miTurn right, heading SW.
  7. 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° 12 AM: 4% rain1 AM: 11% rain2 AM: 10% rain3 AM: 7% rain4 AM: 9% rain5 AM: 18% rain6 AM: 18% rain7 AM: 19% rain8 AM: 23% rain9 AM: 26% rain10 AM: 22% rain11 AM: 10% rain12 PM: 10% rain1 PM: 14% rain2 PM: 26% rain3 PM: 35% rain4 PM: 43% rain5 PM: 43% rain6 PM: 40% rain7 PM: 37% rain8 PM: 25% rain9 PM: 11% rain10 PM: 6% rain11 PM: 6% rain
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

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