TO TRAILHEAD: From Government Camp, OR, go E on US 26. Turn N onto Timberline Rd. and follow 5 mi. to Timberline Lodge. Pick up the PCT behind the lodge
PCT1306
Location: 45.332565°, -121.711037°
Keep straight. Side trip: 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: 45.335934°, -121.721970°
Continue NW trek at the foot of Mt. Hood
PCT1308
Location: 45.338367°, -121.733803°
Stay straight @ Hidden Lake Trail jct.
PCT1309
Location: 45.342632°, -121.751816°
Continue switchback climb
PCT1310
Location: 45.344017°, -121.754204°
Keep straight, heading N; pass camp with a hitching post
PCT1311
Location: 45.352100°, -121.750366°
Cross Lost Creek
PCT1312
Location: 45.361050°, -121.752136°
Stay straight @ jct. with Paradise Park Loop
PCT1313
Location: 45.372368°, -121.777702°
Great camps on large flats
PCT1314
Location: 45.375484°, -121.779602°
Cross Rushing Creek
PCT1315
Location: 45.379868°, -121.784065°
Cross the Sandy River
PCT1316
Location: 45.391068°, -121.807953°
Turn R @ jct. with Trail #797
PCT1317
Location: 45.391884°, -121.806435°
Mt. Hood Wilderness boundary. Head NE
PCT1318
Location: 45.404785°, -121.779419°
Stay L @ jct. with Bald Mtn. Trail
PCT1319
Location: 45.405483°, -121.779114°
Stay L, heading NW
PCT1320
Location: 45.427200°, -121.796684°
Cross Lolo Pass Rd.
PCT1321
Location: 45.432167°, -121.798798°
Cross creek
PCT1322
Location: 45.467266°, -121.829048°
Go straight @ Huckleberry Mtn. Trail
PCT1323
Location: 45.470032°, -121.830101°
Pass spur to Salvation Spring
PCT1324
Location: 45.499634°, -121.862350°
Pass a spring
PCT1325
Location: 45.557816°, -121.831650°
Stay straight @ jct. with Indian Mtn. Trail; fantastic views of Mt. St. Helens, Mt. Adams, and Mt. Rainier
PCT1326
Location: 45.556999°, -121.827003°
Indian Springs Campground: Campsites on rocky terrain. Follow the Eagle Creek Trail from the picnic table to find a good spring. PCT Detour: The Eagle Creek Trail is a very worthwhile alternate, offering huge waterfalls, great camping and excellent hiking. The first few miles are very steep!
PCT1327
Location: 45.578602°, -121.842369°
Stay straight @ jct.
PCT1328
Location: 45.583549°, -121.845268°
Possible campsite
PCT1329
Location: 45.562599°, -121.856049°
Turn R and head N @ Eagle Tanner Trail jct. Trail parallels Eagle Creek
PCT1330
Location: 45.563030°, -121.856178°
Pass camp
PCT1331
Location: 45.584904°, -121.852020°
Tunnel Falls: Take time to enjoy incredible, cascading waterfalls.
PCT1332
Location: 45.588917°, -121.860298°
Pass Blue Grouse Campsite
PCT1333
Location: 45.588951°, -121.860451°
Pass camp
PCT1334
Location: 45.590950°, -121.862785°
Bear L @ jct., continue heading NW
PCT1335
Location: 45.592152°, -121.865685°
Creek crossing
PCT1336
Location: 45.594082°, -121.868065°
Pass camp
PCT1337
Location: 45.595951°, -121.871063°
Pass Wy'East Campsite on L
PCT1338
Location: 45.599285°, -121.877350°
Pass camp
PCT1339
Location: 45.600266°, -121.878036°
Cross 4 1/2 Mile Bridge
PCT1340
Location: 45.604198°, -121.880219°
Pass camp
PCT1341
Location: 45.607716°, -121.882019°
Pass camp
PCT1342
Location: 45.608265°, -121.882599°
Cross bridge over impressively deep and steep slot
PCT1343
Location: 45.616184°, -121.887131°
Cross bridge over side creek
PCT1344
Location: 45.621632°, -121.893318°
Cross bridge over Tish Creek
PCT1345
Location: 45.622215°, -121.894714°
Pass overlook; continue NW
PCT1346
Location: 45.627033°, -121.896782°
Spur on L to Metlake Falls overlook
PCT1347
Location: 45.637951°, -121.919800°
Stay straight @ Eagle Creek trailhead
PCT1348
Location: 45.641285°, -121.925003°
Turn R @ paved road onto the Gorge Lake Trail toward Cascade Locks
PCT1349
Location: 45.643532°, -121.923347°
Follow the bike path NE to Cascade Locks
PCT1350
Location: 45.662750°, -121.898018°
To continue on the PCT, cross the Columbia River on Bridge of the Gods; turn L @ end of bridge; begin Washington section of the PCT. Optional trip to Cascade Locks: The Char Burger restaurant is a great hiker hangout
PCT1351
Location: 45.665409°, -121.895714°
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Mount Hood
Location: 45.482979°, -121.848122°
©Jack Haskel
Hood through the clouds
Location: 45.362682°, -121.755539°
©Jack Haskel
Berry Picking
Location: 45.363556°, -121.758446°
PCT'ers stop and pick some berries. ©Jack Haskel
Hood and valley
Location: 45.510540°, -121.868645°
©Jack Haskel
Tunnel
Location: 45.587059°, -121.856918°
A PCT'er squeezes through a blasted-out section of trail along Eagle Creek. ©Jack Haskel
Waterfall
Location: 45.578266°, -121.852226°
©Jack Haskel
Tight Ledge
Location: 45.580608°, -121.852226°
A PCT'er walkes on the narrow trail above Eagle Creek. ©Jack Haskel
Berry Time
Location: 45.364136°, -121.756119°
©Jack Haskel
Tunnel Falls
Location: 45.585419°, -121.852379°
For scale, look at the little red dot--that's Jack. ©Jack Haskel
Cascade Lock Post Office
Location: 45.664333°, -121.896393°
Hikers outside of the post office during resupply. ©Jack Haskel
Trail Junction Vista
Location: 45.557404°, -121.831390°
Views of the big peaks of the Washington Cascades: Mt. St. Helens, Mt. Adams, and Mt. Rainier. ©Jack Haskel
Jack at Tunnel Falls
Location: 45.584595°, -121.851761°
©Jack Haskel
Road to Mount Hood
Location: 45.333076°, -121.712418°
©Jack Haskel
Timberline Lodge
Location: 45.332462°, -121.710884°
©Jack Haskel
Heading into Eagle Creek
Location: 45.574635°, -121.852379°
©Jack Haskel
