Mt Hood from Trillium Lake.jpg
Mike Fisher · CC BY 2.0

Sahalie Falls–Newton Creek Trail #646 Loop, 4 sights is an 8.4-mile loop in Mount Hood Wilderness near Government Camp, OR. The route reaches Sahalie Falls. It climbs 1,786 ft, with sections as steep as 18% grade, and is mostly dirt. It scores 62/100 on the Ambleway Wildness scale: backcountry feel.

Elevation

0 mi4,456 – 5,935 ft · steepest grade: 18%8.6 mi

Getting there

Trailhead: Beargrass Trail 45.33294, -121.66136
Nearest town Government Camp, OR

Directions

AMBLEWAYwww.ambleway.com

Sahalie Falls–Newton Creek Trail #646 Loop, 4 sights

8.4 mi · ▲ 1,786 ft · 3 hr 42 min

Elevation 4,454–5,936 ft

Loop · Mount Hood Wilderness

Trailhead: Beargrass Trail · 45.33294, -121.66136

Weather Sep 4: Drizzle, high 44°F / low 36° · precip 46% · wind 5 mph · sunrise 6:33 AM · sunset 7:41 PM

  1. Start on Beargrass Trail, heading E.
  2. 0.4 miTurn right onto Umbrella Cutoff Trail, heading SW.
  3. 0.2 miTurn right onto Umbrella Falls Trail #667, heading W.
  4. 0.2 miTurn left onto Sahale Falls Trail #667C, heading S.
  5. 1.1 miSharp right, heading W.
  6. 150 ftReach Sahalie Falls, then turn around and head back the way you came.
  7. 1 miContinue straight onto Elk Meadows Trail #645, heading NE.
  8. 0.6 miBear left onto Newton Creek Trail #646, heading N.
  9. 1.9 miContinue straight onto Timberline Trail #600, heading NW.
  10. 2.3 miBear left, heading S.
  11. 400 ftSharp right, heading S.
  12. 0.6 miThe loop closes back at the trailhead.

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

Trail surface

100% dirt

Weather

DrizzleTemperature 44°F36°
Feels like40°Precip46%Wind5 mphUV4Humidity80%
Rained 0.8″ 2 days ago · trails may be muddy
Hourly temperatureRain chance
45°35° 12 AM: 5% rain1 AM: 12% rain2 AM: 10% rain3 AM: 6% rain4 AM: 10% rain5 AM: 19% rain6 AM: 20% rain7 AM: 21% rain8 AM: 25% rain9 AM: 28% rain10 AM: 23% rain11 AM: 11% rain12 PM: 12% rain1 PM: 16% rain2 PM: 29% rain3 PM: 38% rain4 PM: 45% rain5 PM: 46% rain6 PM: 40% rain7 PM: 38% rain8 PM: 27% rain9 PM: 12% rain10 PM: 6% rain11 PM: 6% rain
Sunrise 6:33 AM12 AM3 AM9 AM12 PM3 PMSunset 7:41 PM
Sat 48°39° 39%
Sun 49°39° 61%
Mon 56°36° 30%
Tue 64°39°
Wed 71°48°
Thu 66°49°

More from Beargrass Trail Trailhead