Buck Peak–Lost Lake, 4 sights is a 13.5-mile out-and-back in Bull Run Watershed Management Unit near Lost Lake Resort, OR. The route passes Lost Lake before reaching Buck Peak at the turnaround, 6.8 miles in. It climbs 2,463 ft, with sections as steep as 21% grade. It scores 90/100 on the Ambleway Wildness scale: genuinely wild.
Elevation
0 mi3,150 – 4,731 ft · steepest grade: 21%13.6 mi
Getting there
Trailhead: Unnamed 45.49349, -121.81870
Nearest town Lost Lake Resort, OR
Directions
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Buck Peak–Lost Lake, 4 sights
13.5 mi · ▲ 2,463 ft · 5 hr 44 min
Elevation 3,150–4,733 ft
Out & Back · Bull Run Watershed Management Unit
Trailhead: 45.49349, -121.81870
Weather Sep 4: Heavy drizzle, high 54°F / low 44° · precip 56% · wind 3 mph · sunrise 6:33 AM · sunset 7:41 PM
Parking lot at the trailhead
- Start at the trailhead, heading S.
- 50 ftPass Lost Lake.
- 250 ftBear left onto Lakeshore Trail #656, heading S.
- 0.8 miBear left onto Lost Lake Vista Trail #656A, heading S.
- 0.1 miBear right, heading W.
- 50 ftTurn right onto Huckleberry Mountain Trail #617, heading W.
- 2 miSharp right onto Pacific Crest Trail, heading NW.
- 3.3 miContinue straight onto Buck Peak Trail #615, heading N.
- 0.4 miReach Buck Peak, then turn around and head back the way you came.
- 0.4 miContinue straight onto Pacific Crest Trail, heading S.
- 3.3 miSharp left onto Huckleberry Mountain Trail #617, heading N.
- 2 miTurn left, heading N.
- 50 ftBear left onto Lost Lake Vista Trail #656A, heading N.
- 0.1 miBear right onto Lakeshore Trail #656, heading NE.
- 0.8 miBear right, heading NE.
- 100 ftArrive back at the trailhead.
Each distance is the walk from the previous step. Tap a step for a map of its junction.
Trail surface
55% dirt45% unspecified
Weather
Heavy drizzleTemperature 54°F44°
Feels like50°Precip56%Wind3 mphUV4Humidity82%
Rained 0.6″ 2 days ago · trails may be muddy
Hourly temperatureRain chance
55°40°
Sunrise 6:33 AM12 AM3 AM9 AM12 PM3 PMSunset 7:41 PM
Sat
58°44°
41%
Sun
58°47°
51%
Mon
62°43°
24%
Tue
71°46°
Wed
81°53°
Thu
71°55°
Sunset
The best sunset spot on this hike is 3.7 mi in (~128 min). Leave by 5:14 PM for the 7:41 PM sunset. Back at your car by 9:30 PM, after dark — bring a headlamp.
Good to know
- Parking lot at the trailhead
More from this trailhead
- Lost Lake Butte–Lost Lake, 3 summits 4 mi · ▲ 1,298 ft
- Lost Lake–Lake Branch Cascades Trail #618A, 3 sights 4 mi · ▲ 501 ft
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