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Old Elk Meadows Trail is a 1.9-mile out-and-back near Government Camp, OR. It is mostly level, with 245 ft of elevation gain, and mostly dirt. It scores 17/100 on the Ambleway Wildness scale: paved and peopled.

Elevation

0 mi4,328 – 4,570 ft2.0 mi

Getting there

Trailhead: Unnamed 45.32552, -121.63474
Nearest town Government Camp, OR

Directions

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Old Elk Meadows Trail

1.9 mi · ▲ 245 ft · 45 min

Elevation 4,328–4,569 ft

Out & Back

Trailhead: 45.32552, -121.63474

Weather Sep 4: Drizzle, high 49°F / low 39° · precip 43% · wind 4 mph · sunrise 6:33 AM · sunset 7:40 PM

Toilets at the trailhead · Parking lot at the trailhead

  1. Start at the trailhead, heading NE.
  2. 0.1 miTurn left onto Sahale Falls Trail #667C, heading N.
  3. 0.1 miContinue straight onto Elk Meadows Trail #645, heading NE.
  4. 500 ftTurn right onto Old Elk Meadows Trail, heading SE.
  5. 0.7 miReach Old Elk Meadows Trail, then turn around and head back the way you came.
  6. 0.7 miTurn left onto Elk Meadows Trail #645, heading S.
  7. 500 ftContinue straight onto Sahale Falls Trail #667C, heading SW.
  8. 0.1 miTurn right, heading SW.
  9. 0.1 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

89% dirt11% unspecified

Weather

DrizzleTemperature 49°F39°
Feels like43°Precip43%Wind4 mphUV4Humidity76%
Rained 0.5″ 2 days ago · trails may be muddy
Hourly temperatureRain chance
50°35° 12 AM: 4% rain1 AM: 11% rain2 AM: 10% rain3 AM: 7% rain4 AM: 9% rain5 AM: 18% rain6 AM: 18% rain7 AM: 19% rain8 AM: 23% rain9 AM: 26% rain10 AM: 22% rain11 AM: 10% rain12 PM: 10% rain1 PM: 14% rain2 PM: 26% rain3 PM: 35% rain4 PM: 43% rain5 PM: 43% rain6 PM: 40% rain7 PM: 37% rain8 PM: 25% rain9 PM: 11% rain10 PM: 6% rain11 PM: 6% rain
Sunrise 6:33 AM12 AM3 AM9 AM12 PM3 PMSunset 7:40 PM
Sat 53°41° 36%
Sun 53°42° 59%
Mon 59°39° 28%
Tue 67°42°
Wed 74°51°
Thu 70°53°

Good to know

  • Toilets at the trailhead
  • Parking lot at the trailhead

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