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.
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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
- Start on Pacific Crest Trail, heading SW.
- 50 ftPass Barlow Pass.
- 2 miTurn left, heading SE.
- 0.2 miBear right onto Twin Lakes Trail #495, heading SE.
- 1.1 miPass Upper Twin Lake.
- 0.2 miBear right, heading SW.
- 0.7 miSharp left, heading N.
- 50 ftPass Lower Twin Lake.
- 250 ftTurn left onto Frog Lake Butte Trail #484, heading N.
- 2.1 miTurn left onto Frog Lake Butte Road, heading E.
- 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.
- 2.1 miTurn right, heading N.
- 250 ftSharp right onto Twin Lakes Trail #495, heading N.
- 0.7 miTurn right, heading N.
- 1.3 miBear left, heading W.
- 0.2 miTurn right onto Pacific Crest Trail, heading W.
- 1.9 miArrive back at the trailhead.
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- Toilets at the trailhead
- Parking lot at the trailhead
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