Richard L. Kohnstamm Memorial Area
Middle Wizard Viewpoint & Barlow Pass via Timberline Trail #600
14 mi · ▲ 3,478 ft · 6 hr 24 min
Middle Wizard Viewpoint & Barlow Pass via Timberline Trail #600 is a 14-mile out-and-back in Richard L. Kohnstamm Memorial Area near Government Camp, OR. The route passes Barlow Pass before reaching Middle Wizard Viewpoint at the turnaround, 7 miles in. It climbs 3,478 ft, with sections as steep as 25% grade, and is mostly dirt. It scores 47/100 on the Ambleway Wildness scale: green fringe.
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Middle Wizard Viewpoint & Barlow Pass via Timberline Trail #600
14 mi · ▲ 3,478 ft · 6 hr 24 min
Elevation 4,140–7,136 ft
Out & Back · Richard L. Kohnstamm Memorial Area
Trailhead: Pacific Crest Trail · 45.28279, -121.68465
Weather Sep 4: sunrise 6:33 AM · sunset 7:41 PM
Toilets at the trailhead · Parking lot at the trailhead
- Start on Pacific Crest Trail, heading NE.
- 50 ftPass Barlow Pass.
- 1.6 miTurn right, heading NE.
- 0.5 miTurn right, heading E.
- 300 ftSharp left, heading N.
- 0.7 miBear left, heading N.
- 50 ftBear right, heading N.
- 0.6 miBear right, heading NE.
- 50 ftBear left onto Timberline Trail #600, heading N.
- 1.7 miSharp left, heading NE.
- 1.1 miSharp left onto Middle Wizard Way Trail, heading NE.
- 0.8 miTurn right, heading NE.
- 100 ftReach Middle Wizard Viewpoint, then turn around and head back the way you came.
- 0.8 miSharp right, heading S.
- 1.1 miSharp right onto Timberline Trail #600, heading SE.
- 1.7 miBear right, heading W.
- 50 ftBear left, heading W.
- 0.6 miBear left, heading S.
- 50 ftBear right, heading S.
- 0.7 miSharp right, heading SE.
- 250 ftTurn left, heading SE.
- 0.5 miTurn left onto Pacific Crest Trail, heading S.
- 1.5 miArrive back at the trailhead.
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- Toilets at the trailhead
- Parking lot at the trailhead
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