Mount Hood Wilderness

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.

Elevation

0 mi3,921 – 4,498 ft · steepest grade: 15%9.1 mi

Getting there

Trailhead: Unnamed 45.22931, -121.69971
Nearest town Government Camp, OR

Directions

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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

  1. Start at the trailhead, heading NW.
  2. 50 ftTurn right onto Pacific Crest Trail, heading NE.
  3. 1.3 miBear right onto Twin Lakes Trail #495, heading E.
  4. 0.7 miPass Lower Twin Lake.
  5. 0.7 miTurn right, heading N.
  6. 50 ftPass Upper Twin Lake.
  7. 350 ftContinue straight onto Palmateer Trail #482, heading NE.
  8. 1.2 miSharp right onto Palmateer Point Trail, heading N.
  9. 0.5 miReach Palmateer Point, then turn around and head back the way you came.
  10. 0.4 miSharp left onto Palmateer Trail #482, heading SW.
  11. 1.2 miContinue straight onto Twin Lakes Trail #495, heading SW.
  12. 350 ftBear right, heading SW.
  13. 1.4 miBear left onto Pacific Crest Trail, heading SW.
  14. 1.3 miTurn left, heading SW.
  15. 50 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

33% dirt67% unspecified

Weather

Sunrise 6:33 AMSunset 7:41 PM

Good to know

  • Toilets at the trailhead
  • Parking lot at the trailhead

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