Pacific Crest Trail is a 2.5-mile out-and-back in Richard L. Kohnstamm Memorial Area near Government Camp, OR. It climbs 769 ft, with sections as steep as 20% grade, and is mostly dirt. It scores 6/100 on the Ambleway Wildness scale: paved and peopled.
Elevation
0 mi5,348 – 6,017 ft · steepest grade: 20%2.7 mi
Getting there
Trailhead: Unnamed 45.33163, -121.70755
Nearest town Government Camp, OR
Directions
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Pacific Crest Trail
2.5 mi · ▲ 769 ft · 1 hr 13 min
Elevation 5,349–6,019 ft
Out & Back · Richard L. Kohnstamm Memorial Area
Trailhead: 45.33163, -121.70755
Weather Sep 4: sunrise 6:33 AM · sunset 7:41 PM
Transit-accessible: Timberline stop 173 m from the trailhead · Toilets at the trailhead · Parking lot at the trailhead
- Start at the trailhead, heading NW.
- 200 ftBear right, heading N.
- 400 ftBear right onto Pacific Crest Trail, heading N.
- 50 ftTurn left, heading N.
- 1.1 miReach the turnaround, then head back the way you came.
- 1.1 miBear left, heading NW.
- 150 ftBear left, heading N.
- 400 ftBear left, heading S.
- 200 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
88% dirt12% unspecified
Weather
Sunrise 6:33 AMSunset 7:41 PM
Good to know
- Transit-accessible: Timberline stop 173 m from the trailhead
- Toilets at the trailhead
- Parking lot at the trailhead
More from this trailhead
- Pacific Crest Trail 2.4 mi · ▲ 729 ft
- Pacific Crest Trail 2.5 mi · ▲ 757 ft
- Pacific Crest Trail 2.9 mi · ▲ 484 ft
- Gravy Train 3.4 mi · ▲ 505 ft
- Gravy Train & Timberline West Leg Road 5.3 mi · ▲ 886 ft
- Alpine Trail #660–Glade Trail #661, 3 sights 5.6 mi · ▲ 1,656 ft
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