Palmateer Point–Barlow Pass, 5 sights
5.4 mi · ▲ 986 ft · 2 hr 18 min
Palmateer Point–Barlow Pass, 5 sights is a 5.4-mile out-and-back in Mount Hood Wilderness near Government Camp, OR. The route passes Barlow Pass before reaching Palmateer Point at the turnaround, 2.7 miles in. It climbs 986 ft. It scores 51/100 on the Ambleway Wildness scale: backcountry feel.
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Palmateer Point–Barlow Pass, 5 sights
5.4 mi · ▲ 986 ft · 2 hr 18 min
Elevation 4,161–4,554 ft
Out & Back · Mount Hood Wilderness
Trailhead: Pacific Crest Trail · 45.28279, -121.68465
Weather Sep 4: sunrise 6:33 AM · sunset 7:41 PM
Toilets at the trailhead · Parking lot at the trailhead
- Start on Pacific Crest Trail, heading SW.
- 50 ftPass Barlow Pass.
- 1.5 miContinue straight onto Palmateer Trail #482, heading SE.
- 0.2 miBear right onto Devil's Half Acre Trail #482A, heading E.
- 100 ftBear left onto Palmateer Trail #482, heading E.
- 0.6 miContinue straight onto Palmateer Point Trail, heading SE.
- 0.5 miReach Palmateer Point, then turn around and head back the way you came.
- 0.4 miContinue straight onto Palmateer Trail #482, heading NW.
- 0.6 miBear right onto Devil's Half Acre Trail #482A, heading W.
- 50 ftBear left onto Palmateer Trail #482, heading W.
- 0.2 miContinue straight onto Pacific Crest Trail, heading NW.
- 1.4 miArrive 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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- Toilets at the trailhead
- Parking lot at the trailhead
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