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Lost Lake–Lake Branch Cascades Trail #618A, 3 sights is a 4-mile out-and-back near Lost Lake Resort, OR. The route reaches Lost Lake. It climbs 501 ft, with sections as steep as 32% grade. It scores 67/100 on the Ambleway Wildness scale: backcountry feel.

Elevation

0 mi2,746 – 3,166 ft · steepest grade: 32%4.3 mi

Getting there

Trailhead: Unnamed 45.49349, -121.81870
Nearest town Lost Lake Resort, OR

Directions

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Lost Lake–Lake Branch Cascades Trail #618A, 3 sights

4 mi · ▲ 501 ft · 1 hr 35 min

Elevation 2,746–3,166 ft

Out & Back

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

  1. Start at the trailhead, heading S.
  2. 50 ftPass Lost Lake.
  3. 250 ftContinue straight onto Lakeshore Trail #656, heading N.
  4. 0.2 miTurn right onto Lake Branch Cascades Trail #618A, heading NW.
  5. 0.3 miContinue straight onto Old Skyline Trail #655, heading W.
  6. 1.4 miReach Lost Lake, then turn around and head back the way you came.
  7. 1.4 miContinue straight onto Lake Branch Cascades Trail #618A, heading E.
  8. 0.3 miTurn left onto Lakeshore Trail #656, heading SE.
  9. 0.3 miArrive back at the trailhead.

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

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° 12 AM: 7% rain1 AM: 11% rain2 AM: 11% rain3 AM: 4% rain4 AM: 7% rain5 AM: 14% rain6 AM: 21% rain7 AM: 25% rain8 AM: 27% rain9 AM: 27% rain10 AM: 27% rain11 AM: 14% rain12 PM: 13% rain1 PM: 26% rain2 PM: 32% rain3 PM: 50% rain4 PM: 56% rain5 PM: 39% rain6 PM: 42% rain7 PM: 24% rain8 PM: 13% rain9 PM: 15% rain10 PM: 9% rain11 PM: 5% rain
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°

Good to know

  • Parking lot at the trailhead

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