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Picnic Rock Viewpoint & Umbrella Falls Trail #667 via Beargrass Trail is a 4-mile out-and-back near Government Camp, OR. The route reaches Picnic Rock Viewpoint at the turnaround, 2 miles in. It climbs 877 ft, with sections as steep as 20% grade, and is mostly dirt. It scores 52/100 on the Ambleway Wildness scale: backcountry feel.

Elevation

0 mi4,531 – 5,407 ft · steepest grade: 20%4.2 mi

Getting there

Trailhead: Unnamed 45.32552, -121.63474
Nearest town Government Camp, OR

Directions

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Picnic Rock Viewpoint & Umbrella Falls Trail #667 via Beargrass Trail

4 mi · ▲ 877 ft · 1 hr 46 min

Elevation 4,530–5,407 ft

Out & Back

Trailhead: 45.32552, -121.63474

Weather Sep 4: Drizzle, high 49°F / low 39° · precip 43% · wind 4 mph · sunrise 6:33 AM · sunset 7:40 PM

Toilets at the trailhead · Parking lot at the trailhead

  1. Start at the trailhead, heading NE.
  2. 0.1 miTurn left onto Sahale Falls Trail #667C, heading N.
  3. 0.1 miSharp left onto Umbrella Falls Trail #667, heading W.
  4. 1.2 miTurn right onto Umbrella Cutoff Trail, heading N.
  5. 0.2 miContinue straight onto Beargrass Trail, heading N.
  6. 0.3 miContinue straight onto Picnic Rock Spur, heading SE.
  7. 0.1 miTurn right, heading SE.
  8. 50 ftReach Picnic Rock Viewpoint, then turn around and head back the way you came.
  9. 0.1 miContinue straight onto Beargrass Trail, heading NW.
  10. 0.3 miContinue straight onto Umbrella Cutoff Trail, heading SW.
  11. 0.2 miTurn left onto Umbrella Falls Trail #667, heading SE.
  12. 1.2 miSharp right onto Sahale Falls Trail #667C, heading SE.
  13. 0.1 miTurn right, heading S.
  14. 0.1 miArrive back at the trailhead.

Each distance is the walk from the previous step. Tap a step for a map of its junction.

Trail surface

95% dirt5% unspecified

Weather

DrizzleTemperature 49°F39°
Feels like43°Precip43%Wind4 mphUV4Humidity76%
Rained 0.5″ 2 days ago · trails may be muddy
Hourly temperatureRain chance
50°35° 12 AM: 4% rain1 AM: 11% rain2 AM: 10% rain3 AM: 7% rain4 AM: 9% rain5 AM: 18% rain6 AM: 18% rain7 AM: 19% rain8 AM: 23% rain9 AM: 26% rain10 AM: 22% rain11 AM: 10% rain12 PM: 10% rain1 PM: 14% rain2 PM: 26% rain3 PM: 35% rain4 PM: 43% rain5 PM: 43% rain6 PM: 40% rain7 PM: 37% rain8 PM: 25% rain9 PM: 11% rain10 PM: 6% rain11 PM: 6% rain
Sunrise 6:33 AM12 AM3 AM9 AM12 PM3 PMSunset 7:40 PM
Sat 53°41° 36%
Sun 53°42° 59%
Mon 59°39° 28%
Tue 67°42°
Wed 74°51°
Thu 70°53°

Good to know

  • Toilets at the trailhead
  • Parking lot at the trailhead

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