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Umbrella Falls via Timberline Trail #600 is a 9-mile out-and-back in Richard L. Kohnstamm Memorial Area near Government Camp, OR. The route reaches Umbrella Falls at the turnaround, 4.5 miles in. It climbs 2,874 ft, with sections as steep as 28% grade, and is mostly dirt. It scores 44/100 on the Ambleway Wildness scale: green fringe.

Elevation

0 mi4,872 – 6,017 ft · steepest grade: 28%9.6 mi

Getting there

Trailhead: Unnamed 45.33163, -121.70755
Nearest town Government Camp, OR

Directions

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Umbrella Falls via Timberline Trail #600

9 mi · ▲ 2,874 ft · 4 hr 26 min

Elevation 4,873–6,019 ft

Out & Back · Richard L. Kohnstamm Memorial Area

Trailhead: 45.33163, -121.70755

Weather Sep 4: Snow, high 41°F / low 34° · precip 49% · wind 5 mph · sunrise 6:33 AM · sunset 7:41 PM

Transit-accessible: Timberline stop 173 m from the trailhead · Toilets at the trailhead · Parking lot at the trailhead

  1. Start at the trailhead, heading NW.
  2. 200 ftBear right, heading N.
  3. 400 ftBear right onto Pacific Crest Trail, heading N.
  4. 50 ftTurn left, heading N.
  5. 1.1 miTurn left onto Timberline Trail #600, heading SE.
  6. 0.5 miBear left, heading NE.
  7. 1.7 miTurn right, heading NE.
  8. 0.8 miTurn right, heading E.
  9. 100 ftTurn left, heading NE.
  10. 300 ftTurn right, heading NE.
  11. 50 ftBear left, heading E.
  12. 0.1 miReach Umbrella Falls, then turn around and head back the way you came.
  13. 0.1 miBear right, heading SE.
  14. 50 ftTurn left, heading SE.
  15. 300 ftTurn right, heading SE.
  16. 100 ftTurn left, heading SE.
  17. 2.5 miBear right, heading SW.
  18. 0.6 miTurn right onto Pacific Crest Trail, heading SE.
  19. 1.1 miBear left, heading N.
  20. 200 ftBear left, heading NW.
  21. 350 ftBear left, heading N.
  22. 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

91% dirt9% unspecified

Weather

SnowTemperature 41°F34°
Feels like38°Precip49%Wind5 mphUV4Humidity74%
Rained 0.7″ 2 days ago · trails may be muddy
Hourly temperatureRain chance
45°30° 12 AM: 6% rain1 AM: 13% rain2 AM: 10% rain3 AM: 5% rain4 AM: 11% rain5 AM: 21% rain6 AM: 22% rain7 AM: 24% rain8 AM: 28% rain9 AM: 30% rain10 AM: 24% rain11 AM: 12% rain12 PM: 14% rain1 PM: 18% rain2 PM: 33% rain3 PM: 44% rain4 PM: 49% rain5 PM: 48% rain6 PM: 41% rain7 PM: 35% rain8 PM: 27% rain9 PM: 13% rain10 PM: 7% rain11 PM: 10% rain
Sunrise 6:33 AM12 AM3 AM9 AM12 PM3 PMSunset 7:41 PM
Sat 44°37° 42%
Sun 50°36° 64%
Mon 54°33° 33%
Tue 64°36°
Wed 70°45°
Thu 64°46° 15%

Good to know

  • Transit-accessible: Timberline stop 173 m from the trailhead
  • Toilets at the trailhead
  • Parking lot at the trailhead

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