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
- Start at the trailhead, heading S.
- 50 ftPass Lost Lake.
- 250 ftContinue straight onto Lakeshore Trail #656, heading N.
- 0.2 miTurn right onto Lake Branch Cascades Trail #618A, heading NW.
- 0.3 miContinue straight onto Old Skyline Trail #655, heading W.
- 1.4 miReach Lost Lake, then turn around and head back the way you came.
- 1.4 miContinue straight onto Lake Branch Cascades Trail #618A, heading E.
- 0.3 miTurn left onto Lakeshore Trail #656, heading SE.
- 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°
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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- Lost Lake Butte–Lost Lake, 3 summits 4 mi · ▲ 1,298 ft
- Buck Peak–Lost Lake, 4 sights 13.5 mi · ▲ 2,463 ft
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