Hidden Lake & Hidden Lake Trail #779 via Timberline Trail #600 is a 16.1-mile out-and-back in Mount Hood Wilderness near Government Camp, OR. The route reaches Hidden Lake at the turnaround, 8 miles in. It climbs 4,887 ft, with sections as steep as 23% grade, and is mostly dirt. It scores 54/100 on the Ambleway Wildness scale: backcountry feel.
Elevation
0 mi3,832 – 6,086 ft · steepest grade: 23%16.7 mi
Getting there
Trailhead: Unnamed 45.33118, -121.66561
Nearest town Government Camp, OR
Directions
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Hidden Lake & Hidden Lake Trail #779 via Timberline Trail #600
16.1 mi · ▲ 4,887 ft · 7 hr 49 min
Elevation 3,833–6,087 ft
Out & Back · Mount Hood Wilderness
Trailhead: 45.33118, -121.66561
Weather Sep 5: Drizzle, high 44°F / low 37° · precip 46% · wind 8 mph · sunrise 6:33 AM · sunset 7:41 PM
Toilets at the trailhead · Parking lot at the trailhead
- Start at the trailhead, heading SE.
- 0.8 miTurn left onto Timberline Trail #600, heading W.
- 1.7 miBear right, heading SE.
- 0.6 miTurn right onto Pacific Crest Trail, heading NW.
- 1.1 miBear left, heading NW.
- 0.2 miSharp right, heading SW.
- 1.3 miTurn left onto Hidden Lake Trail #779, heading W.
- 2.3 miReach Hidden Lake, then turn around and head back the way you came.
- 2.3 miTurn right onto Pacific Crest Trail, heading E.
- 1.3 miTurn right, heading E.
- 0.2 miTurn left, heading E.
- 1.1 miTurn left onto Timberline Trail #600, heading S.
- 0.5 miBear left, heading E.
- 1.7 miTurn right, heading E.
- 0.7 miArrive back at the trailhead.
Each distance is the walk from the previous step. Tap a step for a map of its junction.
Trail surface
70% dirt30% unspecified
Weather
DrizzleTemperature 44°F37°
Feels like35°Precip46%Wind8 mphUV4Humidity76%
Rained 0.8″ 2 days ago · trails may be muddy
Hourly temperatureRain chance
50°35°
Sunrise 6:33 AM12 AM3 AM9 AM12 PM3 PMSunset 7:41 PM
Sat
49°38°
31%
Sun
49°39°
71%
Mon
55°36°
27%
Tue
66°39°
Wed
72°46°
Thu
63°44°
Sunset
The best sunset spot on this hike is 4.4 mi in (~154 min). Leave by 4:46 PM for the 7:41 PM sunset. Back at your car by 10:10 PM, after dark — bring a headlamp.
Good to know
- Toilets at the trailhead
- Parking lot at the trailhead
More from this trailhead
- Umbrella Falls Trail #667 via Timberline Trail #600 2.1 mi · ▲ 405 ft
- Picnic Rock Viewpoint & Beargrass Trail 2.7 mi · ▲ 140 ft
- Picnic Rock–Picnic Rock Viewpoint, 3 summits 3.1 mi · ▲ 140 ft
- Beargrass Cutoff Trail–Beargrass Trail, 3 sights 4.2 mi · ▲ 747 ft
- Picnic Rock–Picnic Rock Viewpoint Loop, 4 sights 5.4 mi · ▲ 752 ft
- Timberline Trail #600 5.9 mi · ▲ 1,922 ft
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