Gravy Train is a 3.4-mile out-and-back near Government Camp, OR. It climbs 505 ft and is mostly dirt. It scores 12/100 on the Ambleway Wildness scale: paved and peopled.
Elevation
0 mi5,417 – 5,932 ft3.6 mi
Getting there
Trailhead: Silcox Hut access road 45.33148, -121.70833
Nearest town Government Camp, OR
Directions
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Gravy Train
3.4 mi · ▲ 505 ft · 1 hr 23 min
Elevation 5,418–5,931 ft
Out & Back
Trailhead: Silcox Hut access road · 45.33148, -121.70833
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 118 m from the trailhead · Toilets at the trailhead · Drinking water at the trailhead · Parking lot at the trailhead
- Start on Timberline Lodge T2, heading S.
- 350 ftBear left, heading S.
- 50 ftTurn left, heading SE.
- 50 ftBear left, heading SE.
- 50 ftTurn right, heading S.
- 50 ftContinue straight onto Lodge Connector, heading SE.
- 0.2 miTurn left onto Gravy Train, heading W.
- 1.4 miReach Gravy Train, then turn around and head back the way you came.
- 1.4 miTurn right onto Lodge Connector, heading NW.
- 0.2 miTurn left, heading E.
- 50 ftBear right, heading E.
- 50 ftTurn right, heading N.
- 50 ftBear right onto Timberline Lodge T2, heading NW.
- 100 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
92% dirt3% paved5% 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 1.6 mi in (~38 min). Leave by 6:43 PM for the 7:41 PM sunset. Back at your car by 8:47 PM, after dark — bring a headlamp.
Good to know
- Transit-accessible: Timberline stop 118 m from the trailhead
- Toilets at the trailhead
- Drinking water at the trailhead
- Parking lot at the trailhead
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- Gravy Train & Timberline West Leg Road 5.3 mi · ▲ 886 ft
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