TWL005
Location: 44.8659515380859, -122.18270111084
Caution: Keep straight @ confusing intersection
TWL006
Location: 44.866870880127, -122.171798706055
Good resting spot under thick canopy halfway up harsh climb
TWL007
Location: 44.8671684265137, -122.161697387695
R onto Twin Lakes Trail; approach open ridge following signs on trees
TWL008
Location: 44.8660011291504, -122.143600463867
Trail opens after hiking through scree field; pass unmarked campsite; turn L @ Y to Twin Lakes
TWL009
Location: 44.8580207824707, -122.134803771973
Trail descends; first view of turquoise-colored Twin Lakes as ridges begin towering around lake basin
TWL010
Location: 44.8571014404297, -122.122200012207
Upper Twin Lake; great brook-trout fishing; 4 campsites; continue .75 mi. along trail to Lower Twin Lake
TWL011
Location: 44.8566017150879, -122.111000061035
Lower Twin Lake; retrace route to car
TWL004
Location: 44.8662300109863, -122.196800231934
Continue straight @ intersection through massive cedar and fir-lined corridor; begin steep switchbacks
TWL003
Location: 44.8673095703125, -122.202102661133
Continue hiking as you pass boulder field on R; small pond on L
TWL002
Location: 44.8684387207031, -122.203903198242
Listen for sounds of waterfall on R and enter cedar forest
TWL001
Location: 44.8753089904785, -122.202796936035
Cross road to unmarked trailhead, then hike 300 yds. to self-service permit station; follow trail as it veers R
Hike through some of Oregon's largest old-growth cedars and Douglas fir to a pair of pristine lakes where you can swim, fish, and camp on this 14.4-mile out-and-back.
TO TRAILHEAD: I-205 S to OR 212 E to OR 224 S. From Estacada, drive 26 mi.; R @ Ripplebrook Bridge then quickly R onto Rd. #46. R onto FR 62. R onto FR 70. L onto FR 7030. R onto FR 7020. L onto Rd. 28 (marked with Whetstone Mtn. sign). In .5 mi., park in lot on R.
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