Glade Trail #661–Gravy Train, 3 sights

3.5 mi · ▲ 507 ft · 1 hr 25 min

Glade Trail #661–Gravy Train, 3 sights is a 3.5-mile out-and-back near Government Camp, OR. It climbs 507 ft and is mostly dirt. It scores 13/100 on the Ambleway Wildness scale: paved and peopled.

Elevation

0 mi5,417 – 5,945 ft3.7 mi

Getting there

Trailhead: Unnamed 45.33125, -121.71285
Nearest town Government Camp, OR

Directions

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Glade Trail #661–Gravy Train, 3 sights

3.5 mi · ▲ 507 ft · 1 hr 25 min

Elevation 5,418–5,944 ft

Out & Back

Trailhead: 45.33125, -121.71285

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

Transit-accessible: Timberline stop 290 m from the trailhead · Toilets at the trailhead · Drinking water at the trailhead · Parking lot at the trailhead

  1. Start at the trailhead, heading NW.
  2. 150 ftBear left onto Timberline To Town Trail #756, heading SW.
  3. 50 ftContinue straight onto Glade Trail #661, heading SW.
  4. 0.1 miSharp left onto Gravy Train, heading E.
  5. 0.2 miContinue straight onto Lodge Connector, heading SE.
  6. 50 ftTurn right onto Gravy Train, heading SE.
  7. 1.4 miReach Glade Trail #661, then turn around and head back the way you came.
  8. 1.4 miTurn left onto Lodge Connector, heading N.
  9. 50 ftContinue straight onto Gravy Train, heading SE.
  10. 0.2 miSharp right onto Glade Trail #661, heading W.
  11. 0.1 miContinue straight onto Timberline To Town Trail #756, heading NE.
  12. 50 ftBear right, heading NE.
  13. 50 ftArrive back at the trailhead.

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

Trail surface

98% dirt2% unspecified

Weather

Sunrise 6:33 AMSunset 7:41 PM

Sunset

The best sunset spot on this hike is 1.6 mi in (~38 min). Leave by 6:42 PM for the 7:41 PM sunset. Back at your car by 8:48 PM, after dark — bring a headlamp.

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Good to know

  • Transit-accessible: Timberline stop 290 m from the trailhead
  • Toilets at the trailhead
  • Drinking water at the trailhead
  • Parking lot at the trailhead

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