Little Zigzag Falls–Enid Lake, 6 sights
14.3 mi · ▲ 3,184 ft · 6 hr 22 min
Little Zigzag Falls–Enid Lake, 6 sights is a 14.3-mile out-and-back near Government Camp, OR. The route passes Enid Lake before reaching Little Zigzag Falls at the turnaround, 7.2 miles in. It climbs 3,184 ft, with sections as steep as 18% grade, and is mostly dirt. It scores 23/100 on the Ambleway Wildness scale: paved and peopled.
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Little Zigzag Falls–Enid Lake, 6 sights
14.3 mi · ▲ 3,184 ft · 6 hr 22 min
Elevation 3,124–5,853 ft
Out & Back
Trailhead: Gravy Train · 45.32218, -121.71623
Weather Sep 6: sunrise 6:35 AM · sunset 7:37 PM
- Start on Gravy Train, heading W.
- 1.4 miTurn left onto Lodge Connector, heading NW.
- 50 ftContinue straight onto Gravy Train, heading NW.
- 0.2 miBear left onto Glade Trail #661, heading W.
- 2.6 miBear right onto Timberline To Town Trail #756, heading SW.
- 50 ftBear right onto Crosstown Trail #755, heading SW.
- 250 ftContinue straight onto Skiway Trail #755B, heading SW.
- 0.4 miBear right, heading SW.
- 0.4 miSharp right onto Maggie's Tie, heading SW.
- 0.2 miTurn left onto Crosstown Trail #755, heading SW.
- 0.1 miPass Enid Lake.
- 200 ftTurn right, heading W.
- 0.5 miBear right onto Pioneer Bridle Trail #795, heading NW.
- 0.5 miTurn right, heading W.
- 0.4 miSharp right onto Mt. Hood Loop Highway (1925), heading NW.
- 0.4 miReach Little Zigzag Falls, then turn around and head back the way you came.
- 0.4 miSharp left onto Pioneer Bridle Trail #795, heading W.
- 0.4 miTurn right, heading E.
- 0.6 miBear left, heading E.
- 0.5 miTurn left onto Crosstown Trail #755, heading SE.
- 0.2 miTurn right onto Maggie's Tie, heading SW.
- 0.2 miSharp left, heading SE.
- 0.4 miBear left onto Skiway Trail #755B, heading E.
- 0.3 miContinue straight onto Crosstown Trail #755, heading NE.
- 250 ftBear left onto Timberline To Town Trail #756, heading NE.
- 50 ftBear left onto Glade Trail #661, heading NE.
- 2.6 miBear right onto Gravy Train, heading N.
- 0.2 miContinue straight onto Lodge Connector, heading E.
- 50 ftTurn right onto Gravy Train, heading E.
- 1.3 miArrive back at the trailhead.
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The best sunset spot on this hike is 0.2 mi in (~4 min). Leave by 7:13 PM for the 7:37 PM sunset. Back at your car by 7:56 PM — 11 min before dark.
More from Gravy Train Trailhead
- Glade Trail #661–Gravy Train, 3 sights 3.8 mi · ▲ 615 ft
- Beargrass Trail & Gravy Train via Timberline Trail #600 13.3 mi · ▲ 3,301 ft
- Paradise Park Loop Trail #757 Viewpoint–Pacific Crest Viewpoint, 5 sights 15 mi · ▲ 3,255 ft
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