Pacific Crest Trail is a 6.4-mile out-and-back in Richard L. Kohnstamm Memorial Area near Government Camp, OR. It climbs 1,484 ft, with sections as steep as 16% grade. It scores 15/100 on the Ambleway Wildness scale: paved and peopled.
Elevation
0 mi4,649 – 6,050 ft · steepest grade: 16%6.8 mi
Getting there
Trailhead: Unnamed 45.33125, -121.71285
Nearest town Government Camp, OR
Directions
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Pacific Crest Trail
6.4 mi · ▲ 1,484 ft · 2 hr 53 min
Elevation 4,648–6,051 ft
Out & Back · Richard L. Kohnstamm Memorial Area
Trailhead: 45.33125, -121.71285
Weather Sep 4: Snow, high 41°F / low 34° · precip 49% · wind 5 mph · sunrise 6:33 AM · sunset 7:41 PM
Transit-accessible: Timberline stop 290 m from the trailhead · Toilets at the trailhead · Drinking water at the trailhead · Parking lot at the trailhead
- Start at the trailhead, heading E.
- 50 ftSharp left, heading NE.
- 50 ftBear right onto Timberline Lodge T1, heading NE.
- 50 ftTurn left onto Timberline Lodge T5, heading NE.
- 50 ftTurn right, heading NE.
- 150 ftTurn right, heading NW.
- 150 ftBear right onto Pacific Crest Trail, heading NE.
- 0.2 miTurn left, heading NE.
- 2.9 miReach the turnaround, then head back the way you came.
- 2.9 miBear left, heading NW.
- 0.2 miBear left, heading S.
- 150 ftTurn left, heading W.
- 150 ftTurn left onto Timberline Lodge T5, heading SW.
- 50 ftTurn right onto Timberline Lodge T1, heading SW.
- 50 ftBear left, heading SW.
- 50 ftSharp right, heading SW.
- 50 ftArrive back at the trailhead.
Each distance is the walk from the previous step. Tap a step for a map of its junction.
Trail surface
41% dirt59% unspecified
Weather
SnowTemperature 41°F34°
Feels like38°Precip49%Wind5 mphUV4Humidity74%
Rained 0.7″ 2 days ago · trails may be muddy
Hourly temperatureRain chance
45°30°
Sunrise 6:33 AM12 AM3 AM9 AM12 PM3 PMSunset 7:41 PM
Sat
44°37°
42%
Sun
50°36°
64%
Mon
54°33°
33%
Tue
64°36°
Wed
70°45°
Thu
64°46°
15%
Good to know
- Transit-accessible: Timberline stop 290 m from the trailhead
- Toilets at the trailhead
- Drinking water at the trailhead
- Parking lot at the trailhead
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- Alpine Trail #660–Crosstown Trail #755, 4 sights 6.5 mi · ▲ 1,965 ft
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