Timberline Trail Hiking Guide: GPX files
Kraig Adams, kraigadams.com

These are my own GPS recordings of my two-day hike around Mount Hood on the
Timberline Trail, Oregon, July 21 to 23, 2023, clockwise from Timberline
Lodge. They show the way I actually walked. All timestamps have been removed,
and each track is thinned to a point every 15 m (the raw phone tracks read
long in the forest).

THE FILES

timberline-trail-evening-walk-in.gpx   The evening before: Timberline Lodge
                       to where I camped, about a mile in (1.1 mi / 1.8 km)
timberline-trail-day-1.gpx   Day 1: my camp to Cloud Cap, past Zigzag
                       Canyon, the Sandy River, Ramona Falls, the Muddy Fork,
                       Cairn Basin, Elk Cove and the Eliot Branch
                       (25.8 mi / 41.5 km)
timberline-trail-day-2.gpx   Day 2: Cloud Cap past the high point of the
                       loop, Gnarl Ridge, Newton Creek, Mt. Hood Meadows and
                       the White River back to Timberline Lodge
                       (13.3 mi / 21.3 km)
timberline-trail-full-loop.gpx   All three in one file, plus waypoints for
                       the places and river crossings named in the guide.
stats.json             The numbers for each walk, from these files.

Total: 40.2 mi (64.7 km), about 8,750 ft (2,670 m) up and 8,670 ft
(2,640 m) down.

HOW TO LOAD THEM

AllTrails: on a computer, sign in at alltrails.com, create a new map and use
Import to upload the file. The map then shows up in the app on your phone.
Downloading it for offline use needs a paid AllTrails plan.

Gaia GPS: on your phone, open the file from Files, email or AirDrop and choose
Gaia GPS, or on gaiagps.com choose Import. Then download the map area for
offline use.

Garmin: in Garmin Connect (web), go to Training, Courses, Import, and pick the
file. Save it as a course and send it to your watch.

Organic Maps: first download the free offline map for Oregon. Then open the
GPX file on your phone and choose Organic Maps. It shows up in your bookmarks
and tracks list and works fully offline.

Before you leave Portland or Government Camp, download offline maps and check
that each day shows up in your app. Don't count on phone signal on the trail.
River crossings, rules and conditions change: check them before you go. Use
this as a guide, not a guarantee.

Copyright 2026 Kraig Adams. For your personal use. Please don't share or resell.
