Gravy Train & Timberline West Leg Road is a 5.3-mile out-and-back near Government Camp, OR. It climbs 886 ft and is mostly dirt. It scores 16/100 on the Ambleway Wildness scale: paved and peopled.
Elevation
0 mi5,056 – 5,945 ft6.1 mi
Getting there
Trailhead: Unnamed 45.33163, -121.70755
Nearest town Government Camp, OR
Directions
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Gravy Train & Timberline West Leg Road
5.3 mi · ▲ 886 ft · 2 hr 13 min
Elevation 5,055–5,944 ft
Out & Back
Trailhead: 45.33163, -121.70755
Weather Sep 4: Snow, high 41°F / low 34° · precip 49% · wind 5 mph · sunrise 6:33 AM · sunset 7:41 PM
Transit-accessible: Timberline stop 173 m from the trailhead · Toilets at the trailhead · Parking lot at the trailhead
- Start at the trailhead, heading NW.
- 200 ftSharp left, heading S.
- 50 ftContinue straight onto Silcox Hut access road, heading SW.
- 50 ftContinue straight onto Timberline Lodge T2, heading S.
- 350 ftBear left, heading W.
- 50 ftTurn left, heading S.
- 50 ftBear left, heading S.
- 50 ftTurn right, heading W.
- 100 ftContinue straight onto Lodge Connector, heading SE.
- 0.2 miTurn left onto Gravy Train, heading W.
- 1.7 miBear right, heading S.
- 50 ftContinue straight onto Timberline West Leg Road, heading S.
- 200 ftContinue straight onto Gravy Train, heading SE.
- 0.4 miTurn right onto Timberline West Leg Road, heading SE.
- 450 ftSharp left onto Gravy Train, heading W.
- 450 ftReach Gravy Train, then turn around and head back the way you came.
- 400 ftSharp right onto Timberline West Leg Road, heading W.
- 500 ftTurn left onto Gravy Train, heading W.
- 0.4 miContinue straight onto Timberline West Leg Road, heading N.
- 250 ftBear left onto Gravy Train, heading E.
- 0.2 miBear right, heading W.
- 1.5 miTurn right onto Lodge Connector, heading N.
- 0.2 miTurn left, heading W.
- 100 ftBear right, heading W.
- 50 ftTurn right, heading E.
- 50 ftBear right onto Timberline Lodge T2, heading E.
- 350 ftContinue straight onto Silcox Hut access road, heading E.
- 100 ftSharp right, heading NE.
- 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
83% dirt11% paved6% unspecified
Weather
SnowTemperature 41°F34°
Feels like38°Precip49%Wind5 mphUV4Humidity74%
Rained 0.7″ 2 days ago · trails may be muddy
Hourly temperatureRain chance
45°30°
Sunrise 6:33 AM12 AM3 AM9 AM12 PM3 PMSunset 7:41 PM
Sat
44°37°
42%
Sun
50°36°
64%
Mon
54°33°
33%
Tue
64°36°
Wed
70°45°
Thu
64°46°
15%
Sunset
The best sunset spot on this hike is 1.5 mi in (~38 min). Leave by 6:42 PM for the 7:41 PM sunset. Back at your car by 8:44 PM, after dark — bring a headlamp.
Good to know
- Transit-accessible: Timberline stop 173 m from the trailhead
- Toilets at the trailhead
- Parking lot at the trailhead
More from this trailhead
- Pacific Crest Trail 2.4 mi · ▲ 729 ft
- Pacific Crest Trail 2.5 mi · ▲ 757 ft
- Pacific Crest Trail 2.5 mi · ▲ 769 ft
- Pacific Crest Trail 2.9 mi · ▲ 484 ft
- Gravy Train 3.4 mi · ▲ 505 ft
- Alpine Trail #660–Glade Trail #661, 3 sights 5.6 mi · ▲ 1,656 ft
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