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Lower & Upper Twin Lakes via PCT route map
Difficulty: ModerateOut and Back
Oregon

Lower & Upper Twin Lakes via PCT

Government Camp, Oregon

5.7 mi

Distance

1,112 ft

Elev. Gain

2h 22m

Est. Time

Out & Back

Route Type

Moderate

Difficulty

About This Trail

We don't publish a description for Lower & Upper Twin Lakes via PCT unless we can point you at the agency it came from. We don't have one yet. The planning figures above — distance, elevation gain, estimated time, route type — come from the source listed on this trail.

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Trail Conditions

Trail Conditions

Unknown

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Elevation Profile

Min:1,204 ft
Max:1,372 ft
Gain:339 ft
Loss:339 ft
Elevation profileA line rising and falling between 1,204 ft and 1,372 ft across 5.7 mi along the route, drawn from start to end.1,204 ft1,260 ft1,316 ft1,372 ft0.0 mi1.4 mi2.9 mi4.3 mi5.7 mi

Elevation at the labelled points along this route
PointDistance from startElevation
Start0.0 mi1,204 ft
High point3.0 mi1,372 ft
End5.7 mi1,204 ft

Trail Details

Route Type
Out & Back

Official sources & verification

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Where it is

Nearest town:
Government Camp, OR · about 5 mi away
County:
Clackamas County, OR

Nearest town and county from U.S. Census Bureau place records and county boundaries.

We display cached information from agency feeds. Hours, fees, permits, closures, fire restrictions, and conditions change without notice. Outdoors is not the permitting authority. Confirm current conditions for this trail using the links above before you go — you are responsible for compliance. Last verified by us: May 23, 2026. Our copy is more than a month old — please reconfirm with the agency before relying on it.Spot an error in our data?

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Path geometry came from our pre-launch legacy database. Routes have not yet been re-verified against the operator and may differ from the actual trail.

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