Mount Hood Wilderness

Frog Lake Buttes–Upper Twin Lake, 7 sights

12.7 mi · ▲ 2,236 ft · 5 hr 21 min

Frog Lake Buttes–Upper Twin Lake, 7 sights is a 12.7-mile out-and-back in Mount Hood Wilderness near Government Camp, OR. The route passes Barlow Pass, Upper Twin Lake and Lower Twin Lake before reaching Frog Lake Buttes at the turnaround, 6.3 miles in. It climbs 2,236 ft, with sections as steep as 25% grade, and is mostly dirt. It scores 70/100 on the Ambleway Wildness scale: backcountry feel.

Elevation

0 mi4,160 – 5,302 ft · steepest grade: 25%12.8 mi

Getting there

Trailhead: Pacific Crest Trail 45.28279, -121.68465
Nearest town Government Camp, OR

Directions

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Frog Lake Buttes–Upper Twin Lake, 7 sights

12.7 mi · ▲ 2,236 ft · 5 hr 21 min

Elevation 4,161–5,303 ft

Out & Back · Mount Hood Wilderness

Trailhead: Pacific Crest Trail · 45.28279, -121.68465

Weather Sep 5: sunrise 6:34 AM · sunset 7:39 PM

Toilets at the trailhead · Parking lot at the trailhead

  1. Start on Pacific Crest Trail, heading SW.
  2. 50 ftPass Barlow Pass.
  3. 2 miTurn left, heading SE.
  4. 0.2 miBear right onto Twin Lakes Trail #495, heading SE.
  5. 1.1 miPass Upper Twin Lake.
  6. 0.2 miBear right, heading SW.
  7. 0.7 miSharp left, heading N.
  8. 50 ftPass Lower Twin Lake.
  9. 250 ftTurn left onto Frog Lake Butte Trail #484, heading N.
  10. 2.1 miTurn left onto Frog Lake Butte Road, heading E.
  11. 150 ftReach Frog Lake Buttes, then turn around and head back the way you came.
  12. 150 ftTurn right onto Frog Lake Butte Trail #484, heading N.
  13. 2.1 miTurn right, heading N.
  14. 250 ftSharp right onto Twin Lakes Trail #495, heading N.
  15. 0.7 miTurn right, heading N.
  16. 1.3 miBear left, heading W.
  17. 0.2 miTurn right onto Pacific Crest Trail, heading W.
  18. 1.9 miArrive back at the trailhead.

Each distance is the walk from the previous step. Tap a step for a map of its junction.

Trail surface

68% dirt32% unspecified

Weather

Sunrise 6:34 AMSunset 7:39 PM

Good to know

  • Toilets at the trailhead
  • Parking lot at the trailhead

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