Enid Lake–Glacier View Road, 4 sights

4.8 mi · ▲ 676 ft · 1 hr 56 min

Enid Lake–Glacier View Road, 4 sights is a 4.8-mile out-and-back near Government Camp, OR. The route reaches Enid Lake. It climbs 676 ft and is mostly dirt. It scores 13/100 on the Ambleway Wildness scale: paved and peopled.

Elevation

0 mi3,432 – 4,091 ft5.0 mi

Getting there

Trailhead: Glade Trail #661 45.30854, -121.75291
Nearest town Government Camp, OR

Directions

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Enid Lake–Glacier View Road, 4 sights

4.8 mi · ▲ 676 ft · 1 hr 56 min

Elevation 3,431–4,092 ft

Out & Back

Trailhead: Glade Trail #661 · 45.30854, -121.75291

Weather Sep 4: sunrise 6:33 AM · sunset 7:41 PM

Transit-accessible: Collins Lake Resort stop 605 m from the trailhead · Parking lot at the trailhead

  1. Start on Glade Trail #661, heading N.
  2. 0.1 miBear left onto Crosstown Trail #755, heading W.
  3. 350 ftContinue straight onto Skiway Trail #755B, heading SW.
  4. 0.3 miBear right, heading W.
  5. 0.4 miSharp right onto Maggie's Tie, heading NW.
  6. 0.3 miTurn left onto Crosstown Trail #755, heading SW.
  7. 0.2 miPass Enid Lake.
  8. 100 ftTurn right, heading NW.
  9. 0.5 miBear right onto Pioneer Bridle Trail #795, heading W.
  10. 0.4 miTurn left, heading W.
  11. 200 ftTurn right onto Glacier View Road, heading S.
  12. 0.2 miReach Enid Lake, then turn around and head back the way you came.
  13. 0.2 miTurn left, heading E.
  14. 200 ftTurn right onto Pioneer Bridle Trail #795, heading E.
  15. 0.4 miBear left, heading E.
  16. 0.5 miTurn left onto Crosstown Trail #755, heading S.
  17. 0.2 miTurn right onto Maggie's Tie, heading E.
  18. 0.2 miSharp left, heading NE.
  19. 0.4 miBear left onto Skiway Trail #755B, heading E.
  20. 0.3 miContinue straight onto Crosstown Trail #755, heading E.
  21. 350 ftBear right onto Glade Trail #661, heading E.
  22. 0.1 miArrive back at the trailhead.

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Trail surface

72% dirt7% paved21% unspecified

Weather

Sunrise 6:33 AMSunset 7:41 PM

Sunset

The best sunset spot on this hike is 2.4 mi in (~58 min). Leave by 6:23 PM for the 7:41 PM sunset. Back at your car by 9:13 PM, after dark — bring a headlamp.

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Good to know

  • Transit-accessible: Collins Lake Resort stop 605 m from the trailhead
  • Parking lot at the trailhead

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