Palmateer Point–Upper Twin Lake, 6 sights
8.9 mi · ▲ 1,701 ft · 3 hr 49 min
Palmateer Point–Upper Twin Lake, 6 sights is an 8.9-mile out-and-back in Mount Hood Wilderness near Government Camp, OR. The route passes Lower Twin Lake and Upper Twin Lake before reaching Palmateer Point at the turnaround, 4.4 miles in. It climbs 1,701 ft, with sections as steep as 15% grade. It scores 60/100 on the Ambleway Wildness scale: backcountry feel.
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Palmateer Point–Upper Twin Lake, 6 sights
8.9 mi · ▲ 1,701 ft · 3 hr 49 min
Elevation 3,919–4,498 ft
Out & Back · Mount Hood Wilderness
Trailhead: 45.22931, -121.69971
Weather Sep 4: sunrise 6:33 AM · sunset 7:41 PM
Toilets at the trailhead · Parking lot at the trailhead
- Start at the trailhead, heading NW.
- 50 ftTurn right onto Pacific Crest Trail, heading NE.
- 1.3 miBear right onto Twin Lakes Trail #495, heading E.
- 0.7 miPass Lower Twin Lake.
- 0.7 miTurn right, heading N.
- 50 ftPass Upper Twin Lake.
- 350 ftContinue straight onto Palmateer Trail #482, heading NE.
- 1.2 miSharp right onto Palmateer Point Trail, heading N.
- 0.5 miReach Palmateer Point, then turn around and head back the way you came.
- 0.4 miSharp left onto Palmateer Trail #482, heading SW.
- 1.2 miContinue straight onto Twin Lakes Trail #495, heading SW.
- 350 ftBear right, heading SW.
- 1.4 miBear left onto Pacific Crest Trail, heading SW.
- 1.3 miTurn left, 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.
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- Toilets at the trailhead
- Parking lot at the trailhead
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- Pacific Crest Trail 2.6 mi · ▲ 456 ft
- Lower Twin Lake & Twin Lakes Trail #495 via Pacific Crest Trail 4.1 mi · ▲ 655 ft
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- Blue Box Pass–220, 5 sights 6.2 mi · ▲ 1,049 ft
- 2610-221–Frog Lake Butte Road, 4 sights 6.9 mi · ▲ 1,731 ft
- Frog Lake Buttes–Lower Twin Lake Loop, 6 sights 7.1 mi · ▲ 1,562 ft
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