Timberline Trail #600 is a 9.5-mile out-and-back in Mount Hood Wilderness near Government Camp, OR. It climbs 2,143 ft, with sections as steep as 19% grade, and is mostly dirt. It scores 32/100 on the Ambleway Wildness scale: green fringe.
Elevation
0 mi4,269 – 6,086 ft · steepest grade: 19%10.1 mi
Getting there
Trailhead: Unnamed 45.30333, -121.67346
Nearest town Government Camp, OR · Official trailhead info (fs.usda.gov)
Directions
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Timberline Trail #600
9.5 mi · ▲ 2,143 ft · 4 hr 14 min
Elevation 4,269–6,087 ft
Out & Back · Mount Hood Wilderness
Trailhead: 45.30333, -121.67346
Weather Sep 5: Light drizzle, high 56°F / low 40° · precip 31% · wind 2 mph · sunrise 6:33 AM · sunset 7:41 PM
Toilets at the trailhead · Parking lot at the trailhead
- Start at the trailhead, heading NW.
- 50 ftTurn left, heading NW.
- 0.1 miBear right, heading NW.
- 450 ftBear left, heading N.
- 50 ftBear right, heading NW.
- 0.8 miBear right, heading N.
- 0.6 miTurn left, heading NW.
- 50 ftBear right onto Timberline Trail #600, heading NW.
- 0.5 miTurn right onto Pacific Crest Trail, heading SW.
- 1.1 miBear left, heading NW.
- 0.2 miSharp right, heading SW.
- 1.3 miReach the turnaround, then head back the way you came.
- 1.3 miTurn right, heading SE.
- 0.2 miTurn left, heading SE.
- 1.1 miTurn left onto Timberline Trail #600, heading SE.
- 0.5 miBear left, heading E.
- 50 ftTurn right, heading E.
- 0.6 miBear left, heading SE.
- 0.8 miBear left, heading SE.
- 50 ftBear right, heading SE.
- 450 ftBear left, heading SE.
- 0.1 miTurn right, heading SE.
- 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
79% dirt21% unspecified
Weather
Light drizzleTemperature 56°F40°
Precip31%Wind2 mphUV6Humidity80%
Rained 0.1″ yesterday (0.6″ over the last week)
Hourly temperatureRain chance
60°40°
Sunrise 6:33 AM12 AM3 AM9 AM12 PM3 PMSunset 7:41 PM
Sun
53°43°
71%
Mon
59°40°
26%
Tue
70°43°
Wed
76°50°
Thu
67°48°
Fri
61°41°
20%
Sunset
The best sunset spot on this hike is 3.5 mi in (~138 min). Leave by 5:03 PM for the 7:41 PM sunset. Back at your car by 9:20 PM, after dark — bring a headlamp.
Good to know
- Toilets at the trailhead
- Parking lot at the trailhead
More from this trailhead
- Pacific Crest Trail 2.5 mi · ▲ 312 ft
- Pacific Crest Trail 2.8 mi · ▲ 373 ft
- Timberline Trail #600 4 mi · ▲ 1,022 ft
- Yellow Jacket Ski Trail via Pacific Crest Trail 4.3 mi · ▲ 614 ft
- Barlow Pass via Pacific Crest Trail 5 mi · ▲ 533 ft
- Timberline Trail #600 Loop 5.1 mi · ▲ 1,022 ft
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