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Timberline Trail #600 is a 9-mile out-and-back in Richard L. Kohnstamm Memorial Area near Government Camp, OR. It climbs 2,728 ft, with sections as steep as 25% grade, and is mostly dirt. It scores 43/100 on the Ambleway Wildness scale: green fringe.

Elevation

0 mi4,872 – 6,050 ft · steepest grade: 25%9.5 mi

Getting there

Trailhead: Unnamed 45.33118, -121.66561
Nearest town Government Camp, OR

Directions

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Timberline Trail #600

9 mi · ▲ 2,728 ft · 4 hr 22 min

Elevation 4,873–6,051 ft

Out & Back · Richard L. Kohnstamm Memorial Area

Trailhead: 45.33118, -121.66561

Weather Sep 5: Drizzle, high 44°F / low 37° · precip 46% · wind 8 mph · sunrise 6:34 AM · sunset 7:39 PM

Toilets at the trailhead · Parking lot at the trailhead

  1. Start at the trailhead, heading SE.
  2. 0.8 miTurn left onto Timberline Trail #600, heading W.
  3. 1.7 miBear right, heading SE.
  4. 0.6 miTurn right onto Pacific Crest Trail, heading NW.
  5. 1.1 miBear left, heading NW.
  6. 0.2 miBear left, heading SW.
  7. 150 ftTurn left, heading NW.
  8. 150 ftTurn left onto Timberline Lodge T5, heading W.
  9. 50 ftTurn right onto Timberline Lodge T1, heading W.
  10. 50 ftBear left, heading W.
  11. 50 ftSharp right, heading W.
  12. 200 ftReach the turnaround, then head back the way you came.
  13. 150 ftSharp left, heading SW.
  14. 100 ftTurn left onto Timberline Lodge T5, heading SW.
  15. 50 ftTurn right, heading SW.
  16. 150 ftTurn right, heading SW.
  17. 150 ftBear right onto Pacific Crest Trail, heading SW.
  18. 0.2 miTurn left, heading NE.
  19. 1.1 miTurn left onto Timberline Trail #600, heading SE.
  20. 0.5 miBear left, heading E.
  21. 1.7 miTurn right, heading SE.
  22. 0.7 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

97% dirt3% unspecified

Weather

DrizzleTemperature 44°F37°
Feels like35°Precip46%Wind8 mphUV4Humidity76%
Rained 0.8″ 2 days ago · trails may be muddy
Hourly temperatureRain chance
50°35° 12 AM: 5% rain1 AM: 12% rain2 AM: 10% rain3 AM: 6% rain4 AM: 10% rain5 AM: 20% rain6 AM: 19% rain7 AM: 21% rain8 AM: 25% rain9 AM: 28% rain10 AM: 22% rain11 AM: 10% rain12 PM: 11% rain1 PM: 15% rain2 PM: 28% rain3 PM: 37% rain4 PM: 45% rain5 PM: 46% rain6 PM: 41% rain7 PM: 34% rain8 PM: 22% rain9 PM: 6% rain10 PM: 6% rain11 PM: 8% rain
Sunrise 6:34 AM12 AM3 AM9 AM12 PM3 PMSunset 7:39 PM
Sat 49°38° 31%
Sun 49°39° 71%
Mon 55°36° 27%
Tue 66°39°
Wed 72°46°
Thu 63°44°

Good to know

  • Toilets at the trailhead
  • Parking lot at the trailhead

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