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Mount Hood Wilderness

Lower Twin Lake–Frog Lake, 4 sights

4.8 mi · ▲ 1,436 ft · 2 hr 19 min

Lower Twin Lake–Frog Lake, 4 sights is a 4.8-mile out-and-back in Mount Hood Wilderness near Government Camp, OR. The route passes Frog Lake before reaching Lower Twin Lake at the turnaround, 2.3 miles in. It climbs 1,436 ft, with sections as steep as 24% grade. It scores 62/100 on the Ambleway Wildness scale: backcountry feel.

Elevation

0 mi3,881 – 4,744 ft · steepest grade: 24%4.9 mi

Getting there

Trailhead: Frog Lake Trail #530 45.22199, -121.69324
Nearest town Government Camp, OR
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Lower Twin Lake–Frog Lake, 4 sights

4.8 mi · ▲ 1,436 ft · 2 hr 19 min

Elevation 3,882–4,746 ft

Out & Back · Mount Hood Wilderness

Trailhead: Frog Lake Trail #530 · 45.22199, -121.69324

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

Toilets at the trailhead · Drinking water at the trailhead

  1. Start on Frog Lake Trail #530, heading E.
  2. 50 ftPass Frog Lake.
  3. 0.4 miContinue straight onto Frog Lake Butte Road, heading E.
  4. 150 ftContinue straight onto Frog Lake Trail #530, heading SE.
  5. 0.5 miTurn left onto Frog Lake Butte Trail #484, heading N.
  6. 1.4 miTurn right, heading NE.
  7. 200 ftReach Lower Twin Lake, then turn around and head back the way you came.
  8. 1.4 miTurn right onto Frog Lake Trail #530, heading SW.
  9. 0.5 miContinue straight onto Frog Lake Butte Road, heading W.
  10. 150 ftContinue straight onto Frog Lake Trail #530, heading W.
  11. 0.4 miArrive back at the trailhead.

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

Trail map, photos and weather for this hike: www.ambleway.com/hikes/lower-twin-lake-frog-lake-out-back-5-lakes

Trail surface

57% dirt43% unspecified

Weather

Sunrise 6:33 AMSunset 7:41 PM

Good to know

  • Toilets at the trailhead
  • Drinking water at the trailhead

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