Frog Lake Buttes–Frog Lake, 4 sights
3.5 mi · ▲ 1,408 ft · 1 hr 52 min
Frog Lake Buttes–Frog Lake, 4 sights is a 3.5-mile out-and-back in Mount Hood Wilderness near Government Camp, OR. The route passes Frog Lake before reaching Frog Lake Buttes at the turnaround, 1.7 miles in. It climbs 1,408 ft, with sections as steep as 28% grade. It scores 42/100 on the Ambleway Wildness scale: green fringe.
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Frog Lake Buttes–Frog Lake, 4 sights
3.5 mi · ▲ 1,408 ft · 1 hr 52 min
Elevation 3,882–5,303 ft
Out & Back · Mount Hood Wilderness
Trailhead: Frog Lake Trail #530 · 45.22199, -121.69324
Weather Sep 4: sunrise 6:33 AM · sunset 7:41 PM
Toilets at the trailhead · Drinking water at the trailhead
- Start on Frog Lake Trail #530, heading E.
- 50 ftPass Frog Lake.
- 0.4 miContinue straight onto Frog Lake Butte Road, heading E.
- 150 ftContinue straight onto Frog Lake Trail #530, heading SE.
- 0.5 miTurn right onto Frog Lake Butte Trail #484, heading SE.
- 0.7 miTurn left onto Frog Lake Butte Road, heading NW.
- 150 ftReach Frog Lake Buttes, then turn around and head back the way you came.
- 150 ftTurn right onto Frog Lake Butte Trail #484, heading N.
- 0.7 miTurn left onto Frog Lake Trail #530, heading NW.
- 0.5 miContinue straight onto Frog Lake Butte Road, heading W.
- 150 ftContinue straight onto Frog Lake Trail #530, heading W.
- 0.4 miArrive 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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- Toilets at the trailhead
- Drinking water at the trailhead
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