Picnic Rock–Picnic Rock Viewpoint, 3 summits
3.1 mi · ▲ 140 ft · 1 hr 6 min
Picnic Rock–Picnic Rock Viewpoint, 3 summits is a 3.1-mile out-and-back near Government Camp, OR. The route passes Picnic Rock before reaching Picnic Rock Viewpoint at the turnaround, 1.5 miles in. It is mostly level, with 140 ft of elevation gain, and mostly dirt. It scores 61/100 on the Ambleway Wildness scale: backcountry feel.
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Picnic Rock–Picnic Rock Viewpoint, 3 summits
3.1 mi · ▲ 140 ft · 1 hr 6 min
Elevation 5,351–5,446 ft
Out & Back
Trailhead: 45.32990, -121.66501
Weather Sep 4: Drizzle, high 44°F / low 37° · precip 46% · wind 7 mph · sunrise 6:33 AM · sunset 7:41 PM
Toilets at the trailhead · Parking lot at the trailhead
- Start at the trailhead, heading N.
- 0.2 miTurn left, heading NW.
- 1.1 miContinue straight onto Picnic Rock Spur, heading SE.
- 0.2 miPass Picnic Rock Viewpoint.
- 50 ftReach Picnic Rock, then turn around and head back the way you came.
- 0.2 miContinue straight onto Beargrass Trail, heading N.
- 1.1 miTurn right, heading W.
- 0.2 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
More from this trailhead
- Picnic Rock Viewpoint & Beargrass Trail 2.7 mi · ▲ 140 ft
- Beargrass Cutoff Trail–Beargrass Trail, 3 sights 4.2 mi · ▲ 747 ft
- Picnic Rock–Picnic Rock Viewpoint Loop, 4 sights 5.4 mi · ▲ 752 ft
- Timberline Trail #600 5.9 mi · ▲ 1,922 ft
- Timberline Trail #600 6.1 mi · ▲ 1,931 ft
- Timberline Trail #600 8.8 mi · ▲ 2,720 ft
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