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Author: superdiver
Date: 29 Apr 2006 11:44:39 AM
Activity: Not Specified
State: Oregon (OR)
Distance: 7.31 mi  (Change units)
Elevation: Total Gain: 3331 ft
Total Loss: 3495 ft
Net Change: -164 ft
Difficulty: 5 / 10
Tags: Detroit, Portland, Oregon
Rating: Unrated   Rate it

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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TWL01

Dist: 7.31 mi Points: 1396
Time: none Speed: 0.0 mph Pace: 0:00 / mi
Twin Lakes Track

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TWL001

Location: 44.875309°, -122.202797°
Cross road to unmarked trailhead, then hike 300 yds. to self-service permit station; follow trail as it veers R

TWL002

Location: 44.868439°, -122.203903°
Listen for sounds of waterfall on R and enter cedar forest

TWL003

Location: 44.867310°, -122.202103°
Continue hiking as you pass boulder field on R; small pond on L

TWL004

Location: 44.866230°, -122.196800°
Continue straight @ intersection through massive cedar and fir-lined corridor; begin steep switchbacks

TWL005

Location: 44.865952°, -122.182701°
Caution: Keep straight @ confusing intersection

TWL006

Location: 44.866871°, -122.171799°
Good resting spot under thick canopy halfway up harsh climb

TWL007

Location: 44.867168°, -122.161697°
R onto Twin Lakes Trail; approach open ridge following signs on trees

TWL008

Location: 44.866001°, -122.143600°
Trail opens after hiking through scree field; pass unmarked campsite; turn L @ Y to Twin Lakes

TWL009

Location: 44.858021°, -122.134804°
Trail descends; first view of turquoise-colored Twin Lakes as ridges begin towering around lake basin

TWL010

Location: 44.857101°, -122.122200°
Upper Twin Lake; great brook-trout fishing; 4 campsites; continue .75 mi. along trail to Lower Twin Lake

TWL011

Location: 44.856602°, -122.111000°
Lower Twin Lake; retrace route to car



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