Pacific Crest Trail is a 2.9-mile out-and-back in Mount Hood Wilderness near Government Camp, OR. It climbs 484 ft, with sections as steep as 15% grade, and is mostly dirt. It scores 49/100 on the Ambleway Wildness scale: green fringe.
Elevation
0 mi5,719 – 6,086 ft · steepest grade: 15%3.3 mi
Getting there
Trailhead: Silcox Hut access road 45.33148, -121.70833
Nearest town Government Camp, OR
Directions
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Pacific Crest Trail
2.9 mi · ▲ 484 ft · 1 hr 13 min
Elevation 5,719–6,087 ft
Out & Back · Mount Hood Wilderness
Trailhead: Silcox Hut access road · 45.33148, -121.70833
Weather Sep 4: sunrise 6:33 AM · sunset 7:41 PM
Transit-accessible: Timberline stop 118 m from the trailhead · Toilets at the trailhead · Drinking water at the trailhead · Parking lot at the trailhead
- Start on Timberline Lodge T2, heading S.
- 350 ftBear left, heading W.
- 50 ftTurn right, heading NW.
- 150 ftTurn left, heading W.
- 100 ftTurn right, heading W.
- 50 ftBear right onto Timberline Lodge T4, heading W.
- 250 ftSharp left onto Pacific Crest Trail, heading N.
- 50 ftSharp right, heading N.
- 1.3 miReach the turnaround, then head back the way you came.
- 1.3 miTurn right, heading E.
- 50 ftSharp right onto Timberline Lodge T4, heading E.
- 250 ftBear left, heading SE.
- 50 ftTurn left, heading SE.
- 100 ftTurn right, heading SE.
- 150 ftTurn left, heading E.
- 50 ftBear right onto Timberline Lodge T2, heading E.
- 100 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% dirt2% paved10% unspecified
Weather
Sunrise 6:33 AMSunset 7:41 PM
Sunset
The best sunset spot on this hike is 0.3 mi in (~13 min). Leave by 7:08 PM for the 7:41 PM sunset. Back at your car by 8:04 PM — 7 min before dark.
Good to know
- Transit-accessible: Timberline stop 118 m from the trailhead
- Toilets at the trailhead
- Drinking water at the trailhead
- Parking lot at the trailhead
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