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.

Elevation

0 mi4,141 – 7,136 ft · steepest grade: 25%14.3 mi

Getting there

Trailhead: Pacific Crest Trail 45.28279, -121.68465
Nearest town Government Camp, OR

Directions

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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

  1. Start on Pacific Crest Trail, heading NE.
  2. 50 ftPass Barlow Pass.
  3. 1.6 miTurn right, heading NE.
  4. 0.5 miTurn right, heading E.
  5. 300 ftSharp left, heading N.
  6. 0.7 miBear left, heading N.
  7. 50 ftBear right, heading N.
  8. 0.6 miBear right, heading NE.
  9. 50 ftBear left onto Timberline Trail #600, heading N.
  10. 1.7 miSharp left, heading NE.
  11. 1.1 miSharp left onto Middle Wizard Way Trail, heading NE.
  12. 0.8 miTurn right, heading NE.
  13. 100 ftReach Middle Wizard Viewpoint, then turn around and head back the way you came.
  14. 0.8 miSharp right, heading S.
  15. 1.1 miSharp right onto Timberline Trail #600, heading SE.
  16. 1.7 miBear right, heading W.
  17. 50 ftBear left, heading W.
  18. 0.6 miBear left, heading S.
  19. 50 ftBear right, heading S.
  20. 0.7 miSharp right, heading SE.
  21. 250 ftTurn left, heading SE.
  22. 0.5 miTurn left onto Pacific Crest Trail, heading S.
  23. 1.5 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

77% dirt23% unspecified

Weather

Sunrise 6:33 AMSunset 7:41 PM

Good to know

  • Toilets at the trailhead
  • Parking lot at the trailhead

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