Black Lake–Rainy Lake, 5 sights
10.8 mi · ▲ 1,735 ft · 4 hr 28 min
Black Lake–Rainy Lake, 5 sights is a 10.8-mile out-and-back in Mark O. Hatfield Wilderness near Lost Lake Resort, OR. The route passes Rainy Lake before reaching Black Lake at the turnaround, 5.4 miles in. It climbs 1,735 ft, with sections as steep as 18% grade, and is mostly dirt. It scores 93/100 on the Ambleway Wildness scale: genuinely wild.
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Black Lake–Rainy Lake, 5 sights
10.8 mi · ▲ 1,735 ft · 4 hr 28 min
Elevation 3,767–4,492 ft
Out & Back · Mark O. Hatfield Wilderness
Trailhead: Wahtum Lake Trailhead · 45.57724, -121.79284
Weather Sep 4: Drizzle, high 51°F / low 41° · precip 56% · wind 8 mph · sunrise 6:33 AM · sunset 7:41 PM
Toilets at the trailhead · Parking lot at the trailhead
- Start on Anthill Trail #406B, heading NE.
- 1.4 miTurn right onto Rainy-Wahtum Trail #409, heading NE.
- 1.9 miContinue straight onto Gorton Creek Trail #408, heading NE.
- 50 ftContinue straight onto Rainy-Wahtum Trail #409, heading N.
- 1.1 miPass Rainy Lake.
- 500 ftSharp right onto Dead Point Road, heading SE.
- 0.9 miReach Black Lake, then turn around and head back the way you came.
- 0.9 miSharp left onto Rainy-Wahtum Trail #409, heading N.
- 1.2 miContinue straight onto Gorton Creek Trail #408, heading SW.
- 50 ftContinue straight onto Rainy-Wahtum Trail #409, heading SW.
- 1.9 miTurn left onto Anthill Trail #406B, heading SW.
- 1.4 miArrive back at the trailhead.
Each distance is the walk from the previous step. Tap a step for a map of its junction.
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- Toilets at the trailhead
- Parking lot at the trailhead
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