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Badger Creek Wilderness

Jean Lake–Boulder Lake, 4 lakes

12.6 mi · ▲ 1,841 ft · 5 hr 7 min

Jean Lake–Boulder Lake, 4 lakes is a 12.6-mile out-and-back in Badger Creek Wilderness near Sportsmans Park, OR. The route passes Boulder Lake and Spinning Lake before reaching Jean Lake at the turnaround, 6.3 miles in. It climbs 1,841 ft, with sections as steep as 25% grade, and is mostly dirt. It scores 89/100 on the Ambleway Wildness scale: genuinely wild.

Elevation

0 mi4,370 – 5,624 ft · steepest grade: 25%12.9 mi

Getting there

Trailhead: Boulder Lake Trail #463 45.25896, -121.55949
Nearest town Sportsmans Park, OR · Official trailhead info (oregonhikers.org)
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Jean Lake–Boulder Lake, 4 lakes

12.6 mi · ▲ 1,841 ft · 5 hr 7 min

Elevation 4,370–5,622 ft

Out & Back · Badger Creek Wilderness

Trailhead: Boulder Lake Trail #463 · 45.25896, -121.55949

Weather Sep 5: Light drizzle, high 56°F / low 39° · precip 23% · wind 1 mph · sunrise 6:34 AM · sunset 7:38 PM

Parking lot at the trailhead

  1. Start at the trailhead, heading W.
  2. 50 ftTurn left onto Boulder Lake Trail #463, heading W.
  3. 0.4 miPass Boulder Lake.
  4. 50 ftPass Spinning Lake.
  5. 1.8 miSharp right onto Forest Road 4891-120, heading SW.
  6. 0.2 miTurn right onto Forest Road 4891, heading W.
  7. 1.2 miBear right onto Forest Road 3550, heading NW.
  8. 1 miContinue straight onto Camp Windy Trail #685B, heading E.
  9. 50 ftContinue straight onto Forest Road 3550, heading NE.
  10. 1.4 miContinue straight onto Jean Lake Trail, heading N.
  11. 0.3 miReach Jean Lake, then turn around and head back the way you came.
  12. 0.3 miContinue straight onto Forest Road 3550, heading N.
  13. 1.4 miContinue straight onto Camp Windy Trail #685B, heading SW.
  14. 50 ftContinue straight onto Forest Road 3550, heading SW.
  15. 1 miBear left onto Forest Road 4891, heading SW.
  16. 1.2 miTurn left onto Forest Road 4891-120, heading S.
  17. 0.2 miSharp left onto Boulder Lake Trail #463, heading NE.
  18. 2.1 miTurn right, heading E.
  19. 50 ftArrive back at the trailhead.

Each distance is the walk from the previous step. Tap a step for a map of its junction.

Trail map, photos and weather for this hike: www.ambleway.com/hikes/jean-lake-jean-lake-out-back

Trail surface

100% dirt

Weather

Light drizzleTemperature 56°F39°
Precip23%Wind1 mphUV6Humidity70%
Rained 0.6″ 3 days ago · trails may be muddy
Hourly temperatureRain chance
60°35° 12 AM: 12% rain1 AM: 4% rain2 AM: 2% rain3 AM: 3% rain4 AM: 5% rain5 AM: 9% rain6 AM: 8% rain7 AM: 7% rain8 AM: 4% rain9 AM: 5% rain10 AM: 3% rain11 AM: 5% rain12 PM: 6% rain1 PM: 10% rain2 PM: 13% rain3 PM: 15% rain4 PM: 23% rain5 PM: 21% rain6 PM: 12% rain7 PM: 8% rain8 PM: 6% rain9 PM: 6% rain10 PM: 6% rain11 PM: 5% rain
Sunrise 6:34 AM12 AM3 AM9 AM12 PM3 PMSunset 7:38 PM
Sun 53°45° 61%
Mon 62°41°
Tue 68°43°
Wed 77°50°
Thu 70°49°
Fri 63°42° 17%

Good to know

  • Parking lot at the trailhead

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