Pacific Crest Trail
9.9 mi · ▲ 1,126 ft · 3 hr 52 min
Pacific Crest Trail is a 9.9-mile out-and-back near Government Camp, OR. It climbs 1,126 ft, with sections as steep as 16% grade. It scores 75/100 on the Ambleway Wildness scale: genuinely wild.
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Pacific Crest Trail
9.9 mi · ▲ 1,126 ft · 3 hr 52 min
Elevation 3,849–4,231 ft
Out & Back
Trailhead: 45.22931, -121.69971
Weather Sep 5: Rain, high 58°F / low 41° · precip 29% · wind 4 mph · sunrise 6:34 AM · sunset 7:39 PM
Toilets at the trailhead · Parking lot at the trailhead
- Start at the trailhead, heading NW.
- 50 ftTurn left onto Pacific Crest Trail, heading SW.
- 4.1 miSharp right onto Forest Road 240, heading NW.
- 0.8 miReach the turnaround, then head back the way you came.
- 0.8 miSharp left onto Pacific Crest Trail, heading NE.
- 4.1 miTurn right, heading NE.
- 50 ftArrive back at the trailhead.
Each distance is the walk from the previous step. Tap a step for a map of its junction.
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Weather
Sunset
The best sunset spot on this hike is 0.6 mi in (~19 min). Leave by 6:59 PM for the 7:39 PM sunset. Back at your car by 8:09 PM — 0 min before dark.
Good to know
- Toilets at the trailhead
- Parking lot at the trailhead
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- Frog Lake Buttes–Lower Twin Lake Loop, 6 sights 7.1 mi · ▲ 1,562 ft
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