Boulder Lake–Little Boulder Lake, 7 sights
8.3 mi · ▲ 1,878 ft · 3 hr 42 min
Boulder Lake–Little Boulder Lake, 7 sights is an 8.3-mile out-and-back near Sportsmans Park, OR. The route passes Boulder Lake and Spinning Lake before reaching Little Boulder Lake at the turnaround, 4.1 miles in. It climbs 1,878 ft, with sections as steep as 31% grade, and is mostly dirt. It scores 88/100 on the Ambleway Wildness scale: genuinely wild.
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Boulder Lake–Little Boulder Lake, 7 sights
8.3 mi · ▲ 1,878 ft · 3 hr 42 min
Elevation 4,019–5,227 ft
Out & Back
Trailhead: Forest Road 4860 · 45.29150, -121.56800
Weather Sep 5: sunrise 6:34 AM · sunset 7:38 PM
Parking lot at the trailhead
- Start on Crane Creek Trail #478, heading S.
- 2.7 miTurn right onto Boulder Lake Trail #463, heading W.
- 0.5 miSharp right, heading S.
- 0.4 miTurn left onto Little Boulder Trail #463A, heading W.
- 50 ftPass Boulder Lake.
- 50 ftPass Spinning Lake.
- 0.5 miPass Little Boulder Lake.
- 200 ftTurn left onto Forest Road 4881-123, heading E.
- 200 ftReach Boulder Lake, then turn around and head back the way you came.
- 150 ftTurn right onto Little Boulder Trail #463A, heading N.
- 0.6 miTurn right onto Boulder Lake Trail #463, heading N.
- 0.4 miTurn right, heading NE.
- 0.5 miTurn left onto Crane Creek Trail #478, heading SE.
- 2.7 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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- Parking lot at the trailhead
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