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Mount Hood Wilderness

Frog Lake–Blue Box Pass, 9 sights

11.9 mi · ▲ 2,760 ft · 5 hr 21 min

Frog Lake–Blue Box Pass, 9 sights is an 11.9-mile out-and-back in Mount Hood Wilderness near Government Camp, OR. The route passes Frog Lake and Blue Box Pass. It climbs 2,760 ft, with sections as steep as 24% grade. It scores 35/100 on the Ambleway Wildness scale: green fringe.

Elevation

0 mi3,908 – 5,302 ft · steepest grade: 24%12.0 mi

Getting there

Trailhead: Unnamed 45.21783, -121.69655
Nearest town Government Camp, OR
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Frog Lake–Blue Box Pass, 9 sights

11.9 mi · ▲ 2,760 ft · 5 hr 21 min

Elevation 3,909–5,301 ft

Out & Back · Mount Hood Wilderness

Trailhead: 45.21783, -121.69655

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

Toilets at the trailhead

  1. Start at the trailhead, heading SW.
  2. 50 ftPass Frog Lake.
  3. 0.6 miTurn right, heading W.
  4. 50 ftPass Blue Box Pass.
  5. 1 miBear left onto 221, heading N.
  6. 50 ftTurn right onto 220, heading N.
  7. 450 ftTurn right onto Blue Box Trail, heading NE.
  8. 0.7 miTurn right onto Pacific Crest Trail, heading E.
  9. 0.2 miTurn right onto Frog Lake Trail #530, heading SE.
  10. 1.5 miTurn right onto Frog Lake Butte Trail #484, heading NE.
  11. 0.7 miSharp right onto Frog Lake Butte Road, heading NE.
  12. 0.5 miSharp left onto 2610-221, heading S.
  13. 0.7 miReach Frog Lake, then turn around and head back the way you came.
  14. 0.7 miSharp right onto Frog Lake Butte Road, heading SW.
  15. 0.5 miSharp left onto Frog Lake Butte Trail #484, heading NE.
  16. 0.7 miTurn left onto Frog Lake Trail #530, heading NW.
  17. 0.5 miContinue straight onto Frog Lake Butte Road, heading W.
  18. 1 miTurn left onto Pacific Crest Trail, heading N.
  19. 0.1 miTurn left onto Blue Box Trail, heading SW.
  20. 0.7 miTurn left onto 220, heading SW.
  21. 500 ftTurn left onto 221, heading SW.
  22. 50 ftBear right onto 220, heading SW.
  23. 1 miTurn left, heading SE.
  24. 0.6 miArrive back at the trailhead.

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Trail map, photos and weather for this hike: www.ambleway.com/hikes/frog-lake-frog-lake-out-back-11-sights

Trail surface

12% dirt88% unspecified

Weather

Sunrise 6:33 AMSunset 7:41 PM

Sunset

The best sunset spot on this hike is 1.8 mi in (~59 min). Leave by 6:22 PM for the 7:41 PM sunset. Back at your car by 8:39 PM, after dark — bring a headlamp.

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