Fire Hydrant Trail–Gnar-Gnar Trail, 4 sights
2.5 mi · ▲ 445 ft · 1 hr 3 min
Fire Hydrant Trail–Gnar-Gnar Trail, 4 sights is a 2.5-mile out-and-back near Government Camp, OR. It climbs 445 ft, with sections as steep as 29% grade, and is mostly dirt. It scores 4/100 on the Ambleway Wildness scale: paved and peopled.
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Fire Hydrant Trail–Gnar-Gnar Trail, 4 sights
2.5 mi · ▲ 445 ft · 1 hr 3 min
Elevation 3,642–4,079 ft
Out & Back
Trailhead: 45.29866, -121.75603
Weather Sep 4: Heavy drizzle, high 52°F / low 42° · precip 55% · wind 2 mph · sunrise 6:33 AM · sunset 7:41 PM
Transit-accessible: Collins Lake Resort stop 599 m from the trailhead · Parking lot at the trailhead
- Start at the trailhead, heading SW.
- 0.1 miTurn right onto Multorpor Fen Trail, heading W.
- 0.2 miTurn right, heading S.
- 50 ftTurn left onto Optimator Trail, heading S.
- 50 ftTurn right onto Low Road, heading S.
- 50 ftBear left onto Optimator Trail, heading S.
- 50 ftTurn right, heading SW.
- 250 ftBear right, heading S.
- 50 ftBear left, heading NW.
- 0.5 miTurn left, heading W.
- 500 ftBear right, heading N.
- 250 ftTurn left, heading NW.
- 50 ftTurn right onto Gnar-Gnar Trail, heading NW.
- 50 ftContinue straight onto Fire Hydrant Trail, heading NW.
- 50 ftContinue straight onto Gnar-Gnar Trail, heading NW.
- 350 ftSharp right, heading N.
- 0.2 miTurn right, heading N.
- 0.3 miTurn left, heading S.
- 100 ftTurn left onto Low Road, heading S.
- 0.6 miContinue straight onto Optimator Trail, heading E.
- 50 ftBear right onto Low Road, heading E.
- 100 ftTurn left onto Optimator Trail, heading E.
- 50 ftTurn right, heading E.
- 50 ftTurn left onto Multorpor Fen Trail, heading E.
- 0.2 miTurn left, heading E.
- 450 ftArrive back at the trailhead.
Each distance is the walk from the previous step. Tap a step for a map of its junction.
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Good to know
- Transit-accessible: Collins Lake Resort stop 599 m from the trailhead
- Parking lot at the trailhead
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- Multorpor Mountain via Summit Trail #691 2.6 mi · ▲ 794 ft
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