Pacific Crest Trail: OR Section 10
TIMOTHY LAKE to TIMBERLINE LODGE: Giant stands of Douglas fir and lodgepole pine dominate this 23-mile leg which finishes on the airy slopes of Mount Hood.
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Trail Facts
- Distance: 37.1
Waypoints
PCT1285
Location: 45.1017684936523, -121.74658203125
Cross paved road near campground
PCT1286
Location: 45.1098327636719, -121.758285522461
Pass a spring
PCT1287
Location: 45.1130332946777, -121.762268066406
Veer R @ jct.; travel the E banks of Timothy Lake
PCT1288
Location: 45.1384315490723, -121.769165039062
Pass a large, lakeside camp
PCT1289
Location: 45.1408157348633, -121.761070251465
Pass a spring
PCT1290
Location: 45.1427841186523, -121.756050109863
Old 1916 trail
PCT1291
Location: 45.1435317993164, -121.754867553711
Cross nicely-flowing Crater Creek
PCT1292
Location: 45.1443328857422, -121.754600524902
Stay R @ Timothy Lake Trail jct.
PCT1293
Location: 45.1473999023438, -121.753646850586
Keep L @ jct. with Little Crater Lake Trail. Optional: Turn R and head to Little Crater Lake’s pure water, just a short distance away
PCT1294
Location: 45.1654815673828, -121.758865356445
Cross dirt road
PCT1295
Location: 45.1771659851074, -121.758934020996
Go straight @ Jackpot Meadows Trail
PCT1296
Location: 45.1863174438477, -121.758979797363
Cross paved road
PCT1297
Location: 45.1929664611816, -121.757102966309
Cross dirt road
PCT1298
Location: 45.1976013183594, -121.753486633301
Campsite near a spring with space for roughly 3 tents
PCT1299
Location: 45.2288017272949, -121.702018737793
Keep straight @ Blue Box Trail jct.
PCT1300
Location: 45.2290840148926, -121.700630187988
Cross road
PCT1301
Location: 45.2369651794434, -121.68733215332
Curve L @ Twin Lakes Trail jct.
PCT1302
Location: 45.2571983337402, -121.691963195801
Twin Lakes Trail
PCT1303
Location: 45.2640838623047, -121.690818786621
Go straight @ jct.
PCT1304
Location: 45.2842903137207, -121.681449890137
Cross OR 35
PCT1305
Location: 45.3219184875488, -121.696166992188
Go L @ jct.
PCT1306
Location: 45.3325653076172, -121.711036682129
Keep straight to stay with PCTl; Follow spur on L to Timberline Lodge; walk down the path to visit this historic hotel; restaurant and stores inside. Amazing views of Mt. Hood, summer skiing on the glacier; huckleberries all around.
PCT1307
Location: 45.330753326416, -121.710952758789
Reach Timberline Lodge;
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Timberline Lodge
Location: 45.332462310791, -121.710884094238
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Road to Mount Hood
Location: 45.3330764770508, -121.712417602539
©Jack Haskel
Mount Hood
Location: 45.2034912109375, -121.749725341797
©Jack Haskel